till

[Douglas Bigham]

In a message dated 10/1/01 1:28:19 PM Central Daylight Time,
flanigan at OAK.CATS.OHIOU.EDU writes:

> Except that in telling time in the South Midland, no one would say "a
>  quarter until eight"!  Nor would most people say "quarter to 8" or "quarter
>  of 8."  So the only option is "till," and I'm sticking to it!


I still can't decide if I'm saying "quater to" or "quarter til(l)".  All I
get is "quarter t' "!

-dsb
Douglas S. Bigham
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale