Do people not know that the measurement 1/4 is usually spoken as "a quarter?" I'm watching cooking videos on TikTok and every home cook keeps saying "one fourth of a cup" and "one fourth of a tablespoon."

WTF? Who does this? Do they walk up to the deli counter and ask for one fourth of a pound of cheese?

by Anonymous

reply 30

July 19, 2022 7:21 PM

They go to McDonalds and ask for a Fourth Pounder.

by Anonymous

reply 1

July 18, 2022 4:57 PM

TikTok is not for the intelligent.

by Anonymous

reply 2

July 18, 2022 4:58 PM

Formal recipes online and in books generally do not ever read, 'a quarter of a cup,' OP.

by Anonymous

reply 3

July 18, 2022 4:59 PM

They're self taught from internet recipes and have never heard anyone speak any if this out loud.

by Anonymous

reply 4

July 18, 2022 4:59 PM

"Half past a monkey's ass, a quarter to his balls" kind of talk is not for recipes, OP.

by Anonymous

reply 5

July 18, 2022 5:04 PM

That's what it says on the measuring cup, "1/4th Cup.

by Anonymous

reply 6

July 18, 2022 5:06 PM

Be happy they are trying to understand fractions, fool.

by Anonymous

reply 7

July 18, 2022 5:10 PM

I can think of a ton of other things that annoy me more.

by Anonymous

reply 8

July 18, 2022 5:22 PM

^^Like annoying, clueless OP.

by Anonymous

reply 9

July 18, 2022 5:26 PM

Eldergays clearly running out of things to hiss about.

by Anonymous

reply 10

July 18, 2022 5:28 PM

People who teach themselves how to cook talk that way. It doesn't bother me.

by Anonymous

reply 11

July 18, 2022 5:30 PM

They are interchangeable, who fucking cares? 1/4=one quarter.

by Anonymous

reply 12

July 18, 2022 5:32 PM

Back in the 1950s, my dad did a lot of construction work during the summers, and one year he worked with a guy who couldn't read a ruler or measuring tape, but he was a hard worker and needed a job. The guy taught himself, first by saying "1 inch and 3 of the little lines" and by the end of the summer had mastered "one-half" and "one-fourth." No one made fun of him. In fact, the older guys had run into it before, and they said he did a good job.

We just don't live in a society like that anymore. Now it's all about sitting online, judging people. Even DL isn't like that anymore. We used to judge stupid celebrities or dumb reality stars. Now half of our posts are about some nobody kid on social media doing kid stuff that they'll grow out of.

by Anonymous

reply 13

July 18, 2022 5:34 PM

Don’t confuse the children left behind. They’re still trying to figure out clock faces.

by Anonymous

reply 14

July 18, 2022 5:35 PM

The whole fracas could be avoided by just saying three tablespoons.

by Anonymous

reply 16

July 18, 2022 5:39 PM

It's people like r16 that cause unrest.

by Anonymous

reply 17

July 18, 2022 5:40 PM

excuse me, is this datalounge or frau-a-lounge?

by Anonymous

reply 18

July 18, 2022 5:41 PM

People that measure dry ingredients in a measuring cup meant for liquids are more annoying.

by Anonymous

reply 20

July 18, 2022 5:48 PM

Most recipes work fine as long as you bother to use any measuring cup of any kind.

This isn't complex chemistry or rocket fuel formula.

by Anonymous

reply 21

July 18, 2022 5:50 PM

r19 r16, there are four tablespoons in a quarter-cup, not three.

by Anonymous

reply 22

July 19, 2022 6:41 PM

This may be the pettiest complaint of the year on DL, which is really saying something.

by Anonymous

reply 23

July 19, 2022 6:43 PM

Finally! The question we all wanted to know the answer but were afraid to ask.

by Anonymous

reply 24

July 19, 2022 6:48 PM

My parents are in their 70s and have always said quarter in reference.

However, I’ve always said “one-fourth” or “15 minutes until 6:00.” I like my way better.

by Anonymous

reply 25

July 19, 2022 6:51 PM

Actually, they are playing it smart, OP. They know better than to assume that the viewers know that "a quarter" equals "1/4." I can just see the comments below the post:

"I've looked and looked, and I don't have a quarter cup. Is that like a shot glass?"

"Is that the amount of liquid that can sit on a quarter?"

"Where can I buy a really nice set of coin cups?"

by Anonymous

reply 26

July 19, 2022 6:55 PM

He knows, r22. He's being a scamp.

by Anonymous

reply 27

July 19, 2022 6:56 PM

[quote]Eldergays clearly running out of things to hiss about.

As if.

by Anonymous

reply 28

July 19, 2022 6:59 PM

OP is just being pedantic.

And I'm a fucking school-mark when it comes to grammar and English usage.

by Anonymous

reply 29

July 19, 2022 7:09 PM

[quote]Formal recipes online and in books generally do not ever read, 'a quarter of a cup,' OP.

You're right, they read 1/4 c. which means "quarter cup" not "fourth cup".

by Anonymous

reply 30

July 19, 2022 7:21 PM