Re: 24-hour vs. 12-hour time, ambiguity, and abbreviations (was Re: Default date output format changed after an upgrade to buster)
The Wanderer writes:
>Why do people abbreviate "AM" and "PM" when speaking out loud?
They don't know what AM and PM are abbreviations of. They think of AM
and PM as words. But I'm referring to abreviations for "noon" and
"midnight", which take less time to say than "12 PM" and "12 AM", or
even "12 P" and "12 A".
--
John Hasler
jhasler@newsguy.com
Elmwood, WI USA
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