Telling Time - If a quarter to eleven is 10:45 then how do you say 11:15 or 11:30?

Question

1. Is there anything like quarter past 11? if yes then what's the difference between quarter to eleven and quarter past eleven?

2. And how would you prefer to tell time when it comes to: 11:15 or 11:30?

Do you say "It's eleven fifteen/ eleven thirty"
or
"It's 15 minutes or 30 minutes past eleven"
or
"It's 15 minutes or 30 minutes after eleven"
or
something else?

Answer 1

1. Quarter to 11:00 or 10:45. Quarter past 11:00 or 11:15.



Where I come from, the common is 15 minute increments, 11:15, 11:30, etc.

Answer 2

Quarter Past Eleven

Answer 3

1. Yes. 30 minutes.

2. Eleven-fifteen and eleven-thirty.

Answer 4

Quarter after 11

eleven fifteen

eleven thirty

fifteen min after eleven

half past the hour

half past 11

2 bits after 11

4 bits after eleven

1/4 bell after the hour

1/2 bell after the hour

ya you got military time that ones used.



My neighbor in nh used to cal the bells in time it was pretty cool. Cause his clock would strike every quarter hour... I loved that clock. old sailors time lol. dave good question

Answer 5

Stick to 1115 Hrs or 1130 Hrs