What Is The Reason Behind Saying “O’Clock”?
It is the year 2016. A stranger requests for the time from you. You either check your wristwatch or, in most cases, your smartphone screen. You then proceed to respond to the stranger by mentioning the time as a number. That’s it. You don’t add anything after that number as saying “O’Clock” has become rather outdated.
But why did our bipedal ancestors introduce “O’Clock” in the first place? Find out in the video below.