GRT17 Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Am I the only person who hates the use of timings such as 09.40 p.m.? please, please , please could you use the 24 hour clock.Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAN_S Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Not only do I agree but how can 09.40 pm be right anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I do agree. I find the use of this am and pm business very strange, particularly in an international context. I have a french friend who lets her property through Brittany Ferries. They provide a postcard for new arrrivals to send to advise her of their time of arrival. When people write to say that they will be arriving at 6pm she gets extremely confused and imagines that they will be turning up at 6 in the morning. Fortunately she checks with me for a 'translation'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letrangere Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 Gill, I agree entirely and 09.40 pm is utter gobbleydeegook. But it's amazing how many people still can't fathom the 24 hour clock and it completely throws most Americans. Which reminds me, I was talking to a young American man on the phone the other day and in answer to a question from him I replied, "in around a fortnight's time". He asked rather apologetically, "Er, remind me again, how many days is that?"...M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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