English, asked by sudhamaduri736, 6 months ago

It is quarter of an hour before 3:05 p.m.

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Answered by MrH0t

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Personally, I think it's better to say a “quarter to 3” which is 2:45 or a “quarter past 3” for 3:15.

In the Merriam-Webster link you can find that “of” can be used for “before” -the reference to time is definition 11b.

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