12 or 24 hour days?

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 18 Jan 2003, 23:35

I just thought of this, regarding my topic "Stupid american date format".

What is used in your country:

12-hour day (a.m. and p.m.)
24-hour day (or military time as it's called in USA)

In Sweden and the rest of the nordic countries it's 24 hour days, as you probably know already. That's the best in my opinion. If someone says "see you at 9:00" you know it's in the morning and not evening. No confusion. But 12-hour days are not that bad either, if you know that a.m. is in the morning and p.m. is in the afternoon, that is. But since a day has 24 hours, why not say so?

MagnusB · Post by **MagnusB** » 18 Jan 2003, 23:39

I think 24 hours is easier, but I don't really care.

ribot · Post by **ribot** » 18 Jan 2003, 23:45

in the countries i visited they use both. in sweden u say it's 7 when it's 19 dont u, even tho u write 19.

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 19 Jan 2003, 01:14

we dont say anything in 24 hour time, and its mostly written xx.xx am/pm
and we say like, i will see you at x tonite, or at x tommorrow morning sorta thing

chux · Post by **chux** » 19 Jan 2003, 02:48

Obviously we have a 24 hour day

but when talking, we'd use a 12 hour thingy. "See you at 9" kinda obviously means 'the next 9', or "11 tomorrow" would nearly always be 11am, cos how often do you plan things for that late the next day? Anyway, you almost always mean pm anyway...everyone hates the morning

jcl · Post by **jcl** » 19 Jan 2003, 12:52

We use both. Also Hungary is the only country using roman numbers in dates. Today is 2003. I. 19. Quite stupid i say...

onlainari · Post by **onlainari** » 19 Jan 2003, 17:27

yeayea finns use both too....and officially there are never am/pm then it's 24h system.. and I couldn't care less about this kinda things :\/

magicman · Post by **magicman** » 20 Jan 2003, 00:41

I have never learned the p.m a.m system...
what does it stands for now again ?

p.m= ?
a.m= after midnight?

95% sure that's wrong but plz tell

hmm, I live in swe so 24hours I think it's easy but would have said same if I lived in USA...

Let's hit the bed at 0200!

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 20 Jan 2003, 00:46

pm = post midday

but do u think that the reason you use 24 time is because of the way ur years work like, for 6 months lots of sun and 6 months lots of dark, so am/pm would loose relevence

jcl · Post by **jcl** » 20 Jan 2003, 01:00

am = ante meridian
pm = post meridian

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 20 Jan 2003, 12:15

jcl wrote:am = ante meridian
pm = post meridian

pm = post meridiem (after noon)
am = ante meridiem (before noon)

MagnusB · Post by **MagnusB** » 20 Jan 2003, 13:54

What? It is meridian. It's an old French word that means 'midday'.

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 20 Jan 2003, 14:14

"What?" yourself, MagnusB. French?

a.m. and p.m. are LATIN abbrevations...
"meridiem" is the latin word for "noon" or "midday"

Side note: "meridian" means "average, middle value"

MagnusB · Post by **MagnusB** » 20 Jan 2003, 14:17

I checked it out. It turns out that you can use both forms.
So both Meridian and Meridiem is right.

chux · Post by **chux** » 20 Jan 2003, 15:38

its post meridian, the middle value is median

devin · Post by **devin** » 21 Jan 2003, 03:16

I seem to be just fine with "12 hour days"

once again, its what ur accustomed to.

pawq · Post by **pawq** » 30 Oct 2010, 21:12

rus bump
random quote from last.fm:
"(...)lucky you, who have been 4 times on their show ) I've attnded a gig in Moscow last autumn(...)"
) very rus

Lousku · Post by **Lousku** » 30 Oct 2010, 21:45

Achievement earned: Nonsensical!

Ves · Post by **Ves** » 15 Nov 2010, 15:33

zworqy wrote:If someone says "see you at 9:00" you know it's in the morning and not evening. No confusion.

there is no confusion at all for anyone without mental disaster.

pawq · Post by **pawq** » 15 Nov 2010, 18:16

i dont see any problem with using am/pm
i mean with using 12h instead of 24)

jonsykkel · Post by **jonsykkel** » 15 Nov 2010, 18:59

its gay

Bismuth · Post by **Bismuth** » 15 Nov 2010, 20:30

Ves wrote:mental disaster.

mental disaster lol, you mean disorder no?

Lousku · Post by **Lousku** » 15 Nov 2010, 23:11

Bismuth wrote:
Ves wrote:mental disaster.
mental disaster lol, you mean disorder no?

Please don't laugh at mental disaster. Some people are born with a lack of oxygen, they can't help it.

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