Bruno
what time is it at noon? At noon, is it 12 am or 12 pm? And what about midnight? Thank you
2014년 7월 7일 오전 10:28
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Noon - 12pm Midnight - 12am
2014년 7월 7일
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An interesting question! Although many people have adopted a standard usage of calling midday 12pm and midnight 12 am, this choice is actually quite arbitrary. In fact, the correct answer is 'neither'. As a speaker of a Latin language, you'll be aware that 'am' and 'pm' stand for Latin phrases, meaning, respectively 'before noon' and 'after noon'. So, to say either 12 am or 12 pm is actually meaningless. The style advice is to avoid either term. Say 12 noon, 12 midday, or 12 midnight. Or just 12.00. Or 24.00.
2014년 7월 7일
The day begins at midnight so it is "ante meridien": 12am. Noon is "meridien": 12m, also mistakenly written 12pm. (12:00:01 is pm).
2024년 7월 10일
It's 12 pm at noon.
2014년 7월 7일
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