I suggest banning the am/pm thing

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  • Dirty F
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Jul 2001
    • 59204
    #1

    I suggest banning the am/pm thing

    It's confusing.

    Thank you for reading.
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    • Dvae
      Confirmed User
      • Feb 2005
      • 5326
      #2
      Originally posted by Dirty F
      It's confusing.

      Thank you for reading.
      We need a metric equivalent. It would be much simpler.
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        • kyro
          So Fucking Banned
          • Dec 2004
          • 783
          #3
          Originally posted by Dirty F
          It's confusing.

          Thank you for reading.
          use military time

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            • L-Pink
              working on my tan
              • Mar 2005
              • 39151
              #4
              I taught my 5 year old niece to remember "am = at morning, pm = past morning" lol.

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                • Dirty F
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Jul 2001
                  • 59204
                  #5
                  Originally posted by kyro
                  use military time
                  Yup! Although over here it's not called military.
                  It just makes way more sense imo.

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                    • Dirty F
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Jul 2001
                      • 59204
                      #6
                      Originally posted by L-Pink
                      I taught my 5 year old niece to remember "am = at morning, pm = past morning" lol.
                      She will grow up Emo. Totally confused.

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                        • L-Pink
                          working on my tan
                          • Mar 2005
                          • 39151
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Dirty F
                          She will grow up Emo. Totally confused.
                          My brothers an idiot so I don't have much hope anyway.

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                            • Mickey_
                              • Nov 2005
                              • 4238
                              #8
                              I grew up using military time (24 hour format) but prefer to use AM/PM. Much simpler and has more meaning in every day life. Why go through the trouble of deducting 12 from the military format to find out what time it actually is? But to each his own, of course.


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                                • NaughtyRob
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                                  • Nov 2004
                                  • 29602
                                  #9
                                  Nothing confusing about it if you grew up with it.
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                                    • ottopottomouse
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                                      • Jan 2010
                                      • 13177
                                      #10
                                      'military time' seems such a quaint expression.
                                      ↑ see post ↑
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                                        • Dirty F
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Jul 2001
                                          • 59204
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Mickey_
                                          I grew up using military time (24 hour format) but prefer to use AM/PM. Much simpler and has more meaning in every day life. Why go through the trouble of deducting 12 from the military format to find out what time it actually is? But to each his own, of course.
                                          No no, when it's 10:30 you also have to tell if it's am or pm.
                                          10:30 or 22:30 is way more direct. And easier.

                                          Now i think of it, why do you think the military time exists?

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                                            • Vapid - BANNED FOR LIFE
                                              Barterer
                                              • Aug 2004
                                              • 4864
                                              #12
                                              The shackles have time written all over them.

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                                                • pornmasta
                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                  • Jun 2006
                                                  • 20014
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Mickey_
                                                  Why go through the trouble of deducting 12 from the military format to find out what time it actually is? But to each his own, of course.
                                                  you wouldn't need to deduce it if you lived in a country with a 24 hours clock

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                                                    • mineistaken
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                                                      • Apr 2007
                                                      • 29656
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Mickey_
                                                      I grew up using military time (24 hour format) but prefer to use AM/PM. Much simpler and has more meaning in every day life. Why go through the trouble of deducting 12 from the military format to find out what time it actually is? But to each his own, of course.
                                                      You do not need to deduct, you just know (or learn in few minutes) that for example 19:00 is 7:00.
                                                      In spoken language its rarely used but in written (in this case forum posts) it makes perfect sense.
                                                      Last edited by mineistaken; 01-03-2013, 05:59 PM.

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                                                        • epitome
                                                          So Fucking Lame
                                                          • Jun 2009
                                                          • 12156
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Dirty F
                                                          Now i think of it, why do you think the military time exists?
                                                          Because it is not open to interpretation. If someone says we are dropping a bomb at 7:30 you don't want them to be confused. If it's 19:30 there is no chance for it.

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