1 Overview of the Certificate of United States Citizenship. 2  Why you should request a copy of your Certificate of Citizenship. 3  How to request a copy of your Certificate of Citizenship. 4  Understanding the Certificate of Citizenship Process.
To divide a number in Half means to divide it into two equal parts. To divide it into Fourths, or quarters, means to divide it into four equal parts. And we can do that by taking half of each Half. A quarter is half of a half. Compare Lesson 15.
Google Ngrams shows that it's mainly used in the U.S. and not the U.K., and my guess is that it's regional. It sounds fine to me, but I believe I grew up hearing it from my mother (which would mean it's used in the Midwest). The Yahoo answer is wrong; a quarter of nine means 8:45. â Peter Shor Sep 7 '11 at 12:23.