on 7/25/01 6:54, Stephen C. Gallagher at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Midnight in the rest of the world? That's news to me. I've never > heard that before. Anyone else? If you want to get technical... what does p.m. mean? post meridian. And as meridian is noon, 12 post meridian or after noon would be midnight, or 24 hours. On the other hand 12 a.m. (ante meridian) would be 12 hours before noon, or midnight, 0 hours. So I guess that it boils down to whether you want the midnight at the beginning of the day or the midnight at the end of the day. Even the Chicago Manual of Style says to use 12 m. (12 meridian) or 12 noon for noon. As everyone seems to have a different idea what 12 is, or what a.m. and p.m. mean when associated with 12, a lot of confusion is created. Just as much confusion is created when people say "lets get together at 6 and run. Is that 6 in the morning or 6 in the evening. Moving to a 24 hour clock just plain makes sense for everything, not just for schedules. Ross DeMeyere ------------------------------------------------------------ DeMeyere Design Incorporated 1951 McKinley ST NE Minneapolis, MN 55418-4816 tel:612.789.2052 fax:612.789.8028 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.demeyere.com/
