At 12/11/00 10:33 AM, you wrote:
>On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, Scott Haneda wrote:
> > And I would like to have that in 12 hour time rather than the 24 hour
> > military style it is in now
>
>Military style? Wow. I've never thought of it like that. Though I have to
>admit, I was amazed on my recent visit to the US to find bus timetables
>written in the 12-hour clock.
Common usage in the US since the predominate use of the 24-hour clock is in
the military. Then there's ship's time with six 4-hour periods per day, or
Thai time with four 6-hour periods per day.
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Dennis Nichols
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