I say half past and quarter to! It feels odd when Brits say "half four" I never know if that's 3:30 or 4:30.
River: You're not right, Early. You're not righteous. You've got issues. Early: No. Oh, yes, I could have that. You might have me figured out, then. Good job. I'm not 100%.
'Objects In Space'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Laga - May 25, 2011 2:37:01 pm PDT #14919 of 28287
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Connie Neil - May 25, 2011 2:42:00 pm PDT #14920 of 28287
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Half past and quarter to are Britishisms?
Anne W. - May 25, 2011 2:43:10 pm PDT #14921 of 28287
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I use them frequently. I also tend to use "quarter of" as often as I do "quarter to."
Hil R. - May 25, 2011 2:47:38 pm PDT #14922 of 28287
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I use them frequently. I also tend to use "quarter of" as often as I do "quarter to."
Me too. I think I tend to use "quarter of" for hours that start with a consonant, and "quarter to" for ones that start with a vowel, so I kind of slur it to "quarter o'six" or "quarter t'eight."
I'm rereading "A House Like a Lotus." Madeleine L'Engle books were a huge part of me as a kid and teenager. I was so sad when she died, and then I read her obituary and found out that, for most of my life, she'd been the librarian at the church a block away from my grandmother's apartment. I wish I could have known that when she was alive, and maybe gone and met her sometime, but I have no idea what I would have said. But from ages 10 through 17 or so, I must have walked by that church clutching one of her books dozens of times.
Consuela - May 25, 2011 2:59:06 pm PDT #14923 of 28287
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
But from ages 10 through 17 or so, I must have walked by that church clutching one of her books dozens of times.
Hil, that's pretty awesome.
I love L'Engle: she's so compassionate. That said, I recall not liking House Like a Lotus much; it's the one where Poly freaks out because an older woman makes a pass at her, right?
I now have a sudden hankering to reread a ton of L'Engle. Maybe after the Rowling binge, and then the Pratchett binge...
Typo Boy - May 25, 2011 3:09:30 pm PDT #14924 of 28287
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I was given a hard time for using them. Dont know if britishism but seen as odd.
EpicTangent - May 25, 2011 3:15:48 pm PDT #14925 of 28287
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I say half past and quarter to! It feels odd when Brits say "half four" I never know if that's 3:30 or 4:30.
Me too, both parts!
Hil R. - May 25, 2011 3:23:59 pm PDT #14926 of 28287
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
That said, I recall not liking House Like a Lotus much; it's the one where
Yeah. It's a very oddly written scene, too.
There are a lot of strange things about this book. Polly, who's 16, is dating a guy in his mid-twenties, and her parents have no comment at all about that. They seem happy that she's being social at all.
Ginger - May 25, 2011 3:28:31 pm PDT #14927 of 28287
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Considering who her parents are, I figure they're just glad she's not dating an evil disembodied brain.
Hil R. - May 25, 2011 4:03:43 pm PDT #14928 of 28287
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
These books make me sad. They always make me think I should be doing more with my life than I am.