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I’m always lost when I see time in AM/PM format.
Something like 12:10 AM is so strange, I always hesitate what is this 12 ? midnight !
Beginning the day with 12, so wtf
(sorry if this is so clear for you)
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@adele I agree. It should be 00.10 as shown on our digital clock.
@adele Formally 12:00 is neither AM nor PM, it is exactly noon and midnight. The English convention of 12:00 AM/PM is confusing on the continent, unfortunately we have failed to negotiate a common language and are cursed to use something outside our "local culture".
@adele agreed 😁
@adele It’s only (kinda) clear to me because I’ve lived with it so long. I changed my computer clock to 24-hour time because it feels more logical, so now I spend half my day subtracting 12 from things to figure out what time it is.
I’m thinking of switching to UTC next to punish my brain even more.
@bcasiello you can also try .beat
@adele Had a .beat app on my phone back in the day! (Palm Treo, maybe?) Ditched it cuz I wasn’t as mad at my brain back then.
Do as Eurasia, Africa, and almost all of the Americas do 🕰️ use the 24-hour format.