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When is 12:00 PM?
I want to make sure that 12:00 PM is noon, because it means midnight in Japanese. Is it commonly used without confusion?
May 22, 2013 1:49 AM
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12:00 P.M. is noon
12:00 A.M. is midnight
May 22, 2013
2
12 p.m. is noon.
May 22, 2013
1
The abbreviation "pm" means "post meridiem"; meridiem is noon, ie. the middle of the day. Post means after.
During daylight hours, 12:45 is after the middle of the day, as is 12:30... 12:15... and 12:01. These are all "pm" times. 12 midday is 12:00pm. Look at a clock face (ie. one with hands) and you'll see there's really no confusion.
May 22, 2013
1
12 p.m. is one minute after 11:59 p.m., so it should be midnight.
Better use the term midnight or noon instead of 12 or use a 24 hour clock.
May 22, 2013
Thank you:)
May 22, 2013
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