My husband is a master of the making-things-up-when-you-don’t-know-the-answer technique. It was an interesting question, though – https://gizmodo.com/why-we-say-o-clock-1655979092
I’m pretty sure it’s a contraction of “of the clock.”
Melki Premium Member over 6 years ago
My husband is a master of the making-things-up-when-you-don’t-know-the-answer technique. It was an interesting question, though – https://gizmodo.com/why-we-say-o-clock-1655979092
John Wiley Premium Member over 6 years ago
I’m pretty sure it’s a contraction of “of the clock.”