Comment on Is there a “proper“ way to say “6:05 AM”?
asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 7 months agoIMO it’s confusing because it makes no sense, since I would think the 12 should always be the same AM / PM as the last 11 numbers. But it’s not. E.g. 1 hour after 11 PM is 12 AM.
CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 7 months ago
If AM (ante meridiem) means “before midday” and PM (post meridiem) means “after midday”, then I think it makes sense. That doesn’t mean it isn’t confusing, but it makes sense.
rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
Rly? Is midday 12 hours before or after midday, then?
CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’m sure you can sort it all out from the information I’ve given you already.