on 7/25/01 17:19, Bruce Raup at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Not true. I know that am/pm (or gozen/gogo) is used in Japan quite
> frequently, although 24 hour time is used for train schedules, etc.
>
> Bruce
This is true about the Japanese language, but how much of that is a
reflection of the American occupation after WWII?
On another note, I have heard Japanese using times like 25 and 26 o'clock
when they are talking about getting together really late at night...
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