A quick English question.

[Albannach]

...for the hard of hearing?

One thing that grips my shit is the #######ising of the English language in every day use and within schools.

init...cos....l8r....soz.... etc.

occasional use if you are in a rush maybe but surely not everyone!

Nah, all that's OK here. Also, it's much safer to dumb onesself down to the level of the idiots who talk (type) like that, than it is to attempt to educate them...

Bad spelling, punctuation and syntax still does my head in...

[Apache]

If you're American, it could be 'It's a quarter OF four'

Which makes no sense whatsover.

[che2318]

...for the hard of hearing?

One thing that grips my shit is the #######ising of the English language in every day use and within schools.

init...cos....l8r....soz.... etc.

occasional use if you are in a rush maybe but surely not everyone!

Since when was 'B a s t a r d ising' a swear word?

[che2318]

Why would one shout 'is'?

...for the hard of hearing?

One thing that grips my shit is the #######ising of the English language in every day use and within schools.

init...cos....l8r....soz.... etc.

occasional use if you are in a rush maybe but surely not everyone!

[Albannach]

The second phrase is only correct if you can 'speaka da lingo!!'

What do you mean?

[Albannach]

How about... It IS a quarter past four.

Why would one shout 'is'?

[slobodan]

How about... It IS a quarter past four.

Nope, all foreign English books use 'It's'
There are apostrophes everywhere. 'My name's John, etc.

[che2318]

How about... It IS a quarter past four.

[Nick V]

I would say "It's quarter past four.", but would write "It's a quarter past four.". So I think, out of the two options, the second phrase is more correct.

The second phrase is only correct if you can 'speaka da lingo!!'

Cheers, Nick

[slobodan]

Again, it's my daughter's English class.
In the books it's written 'It's quarter past four'
But it didn't look right to me, so I thought I'd check with you lot.

Thanks




(Ten to eleven)

[wiggy]

In my own opinion i would say you may use either, really just a question of how well spoken you choose to be and to whom you are addressing.
10:50

[Albannach]

I know it's only 10.20

09:40, you're in some kind of future world...

[Albannach]

I would say "It's quarter past four.", but would write "It's a quarter past four.". So I think, out of the two options, the second phrase is more correct.

[Phantom]

16.15

[slobodan]

Is it correct to say 'It's quarter past four'

Or 'it's a quarter past four'

Or can you use both?

I know it's only 10.20