Difference between "a quarter till" and "a quarter of" when you're talking about time?

Question

My mom and I are having a dispute. Obviously "a quarter till" means 15 minutes till. But does "a quarter of" mean the same thing or does it mean 15 minutes AFTER?

Answer 1

Same thing.quarter (15 minutes) 0f 10 is 9:45.

Quarter till is also 9:45.

Now a quetion for you, if a quarter is worth 25 cents, why is a quater in time mean 15 minites.

Yes I know I am not stupid a qusrter is a fourth, and a fourth of an hour is 15 nutes. But did you ever think about that?

Answer 2

OF and TIL are the same thing. You are defining the 45 minute mark of an hour

Answer 3

SAME THING.     15 mins after would be  Quarter after.

Most people will say, its Quarter to Ten for 15 mins before Ten  or  Quarter after Ten for 15 mins after Ten.

Hope this helps you out.

Answer 4

"a quarter till" and "a quarter of" exactly the same thing which mean times like 12:45 or 9:45

the opposites are "a quarter past" or "a quarter after" which mean times like 12:15 or 9:15.

Answer 5

It's neither. It's "quarter to" and "quarter past". 15 minutes is a quarter OF an hour, which is where you're probably getting confused.

Answer 6

A quarter of would mean that it's a quarter past the hour. a quarter of eight would mean 8:15 because a quarter of something is 25%, hence 15 min. on a clock.

Answer 7

It means the same thing

Answer 8

READ VERY CAREFULLY:

"a quarter till" refers to 15 minutes unTILL whatever time (EX: 9 PM) so a quarter till nine = 15 minutes till nine, or 8:45.

"a quarter of" refers basically as 15 minutes past. so (EX: 11 am) so a a quarter of 11 = 15 minutes past 11, or 15 minutes into 11, or simply 11:15.

this is probably the most simplest way of explaining it. i dont mean to call u stupid if you dont understand this still, but my 7 year old cousin was able to understand it when i explained to him, soooooooooo.....i just wanna let u know that im not calling u stupid if u still dont get it.

Answer 9

No difference.

Answer 10

From what I've been able to find online, they both mean the same thing. Apparently, Stephen King uses it in his books to mean a quarter to (til; same thing).

Answer 11

i have never heard a quarter of. i dont know where your from but im from Australia so that might be why. i say quarter   past and quarter too if that helps. if it courses so many fights just dont say it lol. but by judging from most peoples answers you can probley safely assume that it means the same thing.

Answer 12

Same thing