TK Maxx Parking Fine.

[Raven]

Or have learning difficulties for new things.
Or have declining mental capacity with advanced age.
But of course it's much easier just to label any such unfortunate creatures as "monumentally thick".

Quite easy for someone who is a Pretentious Pratt …………. and a Nazi apologist as well.

 

[proactive]

Or have learning difficulties for new things.
Or have declining mental capacity with advanced age.
But of course it's much easier just to label any such unfortunate creatures as "monumentally thick".

Every European country manages perfectly fine with the 24hr clock but your just objecting for the sake of being contrary, like you always do.

 

[proactive]

Quite easy for someone who is a Pretentious Pratt …………. and a Nazi apologist as well.

You can just fcuk off, arsehole.

 

[Mudgie]

Quite easy for someone who is a Pretentious Pratt …………. and a Nazi apologist as well.

I'm not sure if I've met either of them.

 

[rudie111]

It's my opinion based on the fact that I've known that mistake to have been made a few times.

15:00 or 3pm is irrelevant. The changes occur at 10pm or midnight. If you don't understand 22:00hrs you shouldn't be out alone at that time

 

[rudie111]

I find the 24 hour format much easier. All my digital clocks (and watches) are set to 24 hour format, plus I have one of these:
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It should also be noted that Horizon Parking's app (to book extended parking on the Tesco car park) also uses the 24 hour clock.

However do you manage?

 

[Mudgie]

Every European country manages perfectly fine with the 24hr clock but your just objecting for the sake of being contrary, like you always

15:00 or 3pm is irrelevant. The changes occur at 10pm or midnight. If you don't understand 22:00hrs you should be out alone at that time

"you should be out alone" or shouldn't be out alone ?
But indeed, 10pm is just after my normal bedtime now.
Weston Road chippy's closing time has been brought forward from 11.30pm to 9pm accordingly !!

 

[Noah]

if you want to get technical then
11:59 am
12:00 noon
12:01 pm
.
.
.
11:59 pm
12:00 midnight
12:01 am

Which is why 12am & 12pm are just plain wrong

 

[GNM67]

Which is why 12am & 12pm are just plain wrong

12am (midnight) and 12pm (noon) are common usage by the vast majority

 

[Mudgie]

12am (midnight) and 12pm (noon) are common usage by the vast majority

by the ignorant majority perhaps.

 

[Noah]

12am (midnight) and 12pm (noon) are common usage by the vast majority

except for the majority for whom 12am (noon) and 12pm (midnight) are more logical

 

[proactive]

12am (midnight) and 12pm (noon) are common usage by the vast majority

except for the majority for whom 12am (noon) and 12pm (midnight) are more logical

Except for the intelligent who use the 24 hour clock.

 

[Withnail]

It's really not that difficult - a millisecond after Midnight is 12.00.00.01am

Which is somehow completely understandable

But 12am as midnight is an entire and incomprehensible mystery

(The B of the Bong)

To the boomer bores and pedants

It's almost as if they are just posturing

And are worth ignoring

 

[Lucy]

except for the majority for whom 12am (noon) and 12pm (midnight) are more logical

I've never used it this way round

 

[PeterD]

If I have a midday call I greet people with Good afternoon.

 

[Mudgie]

If I have a midday call I greet people with Good afternoon.

Yes, because you're with them early afternoon.

 

[Gramaisc]

There are even people who consider 12am to be midnight at the start of a day and 12pm to be midnight at the end of that day.

Is midnight 12am or 12pm?

The meaning of 12am,12pm, midday, midnight and the 24-hour clock

www.npl.co.uk

It is a simple matter to avoid most of the problem by using noon and midnight.

You can still have ambiguity about 'midnight on Monday' - is that the midnight at the start of Monday, or the next one at the end of Monday? That's easy to define by the 'insurance company' technique of using 11:59pm or 00:01am with the appropriate day.

 

[Mudgie]

There are even people who consider 12am to be midnight at the start of a day and 12pm to be midnight at the end of that day.

There's actually a bit of logic to that as midnight is 12 hours ante meridien and also 12 hours post meririen.
12 noon can therefore be neither 12am or 12pm.

 

[PeterD]

Yes, because you're with them early afternoon.

Absolutely and not am.

 

[Theresa Green]

Maria Mulduar and a camel