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The locals would say viertel elf for quarter past ten (literally, a quarter of eleven) and, rather strangely, dreiviertel(three quarters) elf for quarter to eleven.
On 'quarter of' DC 2009
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The French and Italians cling to a system almost as confusing, but the Germans use ganze, halbe, viertel, achtel, etc.
Chapter 4. American and English Today. 2. Differences in Usage Henry Louis 1921
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Salzburg and the Inn-viertel to Napoleon, to be transferred by him to
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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The old Fischer viertel (fishermen's quarter) on the River Blau, with half-timbered houses, cobblestone streets, and picturesque footbridges.
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