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#2 (permalink) Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:00 am Meaning of a.m. AND p.m |
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#3 (permalink) Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:39 am Meaning of a.m. AND p.m |
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:shock:
I've never heard a rule for a.m. and p.m. stated in seconds, only in minutes. :lol:
The rule I've always heard is:
a.m. begins at 00:00 and continues until 11:59 p.m. begins at 12:00 and continues until 23:59
So, if you schedule a teleconference that is to begin precisely at noon (and not one single second later :lol:), the exact starting time would be 12 p.m.
But because people are often confused about the exact starting and ending times for a.m. and p.m., it is often better and clearer to write 12 midnight and 12 noon rather than 12 a.m. and 12 p.m.
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#4 (permalink) Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:08 am Am, pm |
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Hi
(Just to add a word :))
Initially (as they come from Latin): Ante Meridien and Post (not past!) Meridien
and just Meridien for both noon or midday _________________ It’s impossible to learn swimming without entering the water… |
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#5 (permalink) Thu Aug 17, 2006 16:08 pm Meaning of a.m. AND p.m |
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Hi Tamara, I think you've made a typo ante meridiem and post meridiem
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| I've never heard a rule for a.m. and p.m. stated in seconds, only in minutes. |
Hi Amy, Me too,I didn't understand what Quoq had written in brackets about 1second :shock: I thought it was his typo. |
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#6 (permalink) Thu Aug 17, 2006 18:12 pm Pardon my Latin :-) |
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Hi, Pamela, you’re right. My morning (a.m. :)) posts written in 'pure Latin' are quite impressive, as usual... :-) _________________ It’s impossible to learn swimming without entering the water… |
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#7 (permalink) Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:48 am Meaning of a.m. AND p.m |
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| Amy wrote: |
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Dear Amy
Like you used the term ending time, could I also use ending date etc?
1- The ending date of the topic is 01-05-2006.
I mean, could I use ending as a normal adjective?
Do we agree?
Yours
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#8 (permalink) Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:05 am Meaning of a.m. AND p.m |
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Hi Tom
I see no reason not to say "ending date" but using it wiith the word "topic" seems a little odd. Why did you want to talk about the ending date of a topic? What exactly did you have in mind?
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#9 (permalink) Fri Jul 04, 2008 21:31 pm Meaning of a.m. AND p.m |
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AM = Ante Meridian (Latin, Before Midday) PM = Post Mereidian (Latin, After Midday) |
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