I agree with probably 50% of your post. I agree that it’s not clear whether 12:00am is midnight or noon. However, if you recognize noon as the meridian, 12:00:01 is post meridian, i.e. after the middle (presuming that 12:00:00 was the meridian). It becomes after the middle immediately after the middle, not an hour later.
I don’t mean to be contrarian, but that’s not the part that confuses me personally. Really I think the world should just convert to 24 hour time.
Sorry, I just discovered this community and didn’t look at the date.
Really I think the world should just convert to 24 hour time.
Definitely. In Germany, we often use the 12 hour system in spoken language, but always with an indication (morning, noon, afternoon, evening, night) unless it’s already clear from the context. But in written language, using the 24h system is most common.
No need to apologize! I was expressing surprise, not displeasure.
In the USA, as I’m assuming you know due to your clear fluency in the language, we largely rely on context but add am/pm if necessary. Most of the time when I personally discuss times, it’s for an appointment or meeting, and most of my 12:30 meetings aren’t happening thirty minutes after midnight (the ones that do aren’t usually scheduled in advance). We’ve managed so far, but there are for sure better approaches.
I would like to reiterate that I wasn’t criticizing, just observing. My search engine says it’s 8am in Germany, so hopefully you’re having a great morning!
Didn’t expect this almost a month later.
I agree with probably 50% of your post. I agree that it’s not clear whether 12:00am is midnight or noon. However, if you recognize noon as the meridian, 12:00:01 is post meridian, i.e. after the middle (presuming that 12:00:00 was the meridian). It becomes after the middle immediately after the middle, not an hour later.
I don’t mean to be contrarian, but that’s not the part that confuses me personally. Really I think the world should just convert to 24 hour time.
Sorry, I just discovered this community and didn’t look at the date.
Definitely. In Germany, we often use the 12 hour system in spoken language, but always with an indication (morning, noon, afternoon, evening, night) unless it’s already clear from the context. But in written language, using the 24h system is most common.
No need to apologize! I was expressing surprise, not displeasure.
In the USA, as I’m assuming you know due to your clear fluency in the language, we largely rely on context but add am/pm if necessary. Most of the time when I personally discuss times, it’s for an appointment or meeting, and most of my 12:30 meetings aren’t happening thirty minutes after midnight (the ones that do aren’t usually scheduled in advance). We’ve managed so far, but there are for sure better approaches.
I would like to reiterate that I wasn’t criticizing, just observing. My search engine says it’s 8am in Germany, so hopefully you’re having a great morning!
I didn’t feel your reply as critics too. I also wish you have a great time, whatever time your clock might currently show.
Just shy of 3am.