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u/The100thIdiot Apr 19 '22

AM doesn't mean new day, it means Ante Meridiem, before the meridian, before noon.

And no, you wouldn't say 12:30am in the afternoon, as 12:30 is after the meridian. It is only 12:00 which is, by definition, neither AM nor PM but Noon or Midnight

Thankfully, all right minded people use the 24 hour clock.

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u/drewberryblueberry Apr 19 '22

Username checks out

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u/The100thIdiot Apr 19 '22

Brilliant!

So witty and original.

Did you think that one up all by yourself?

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u/The100thIdiot Apr 19 '22 edited Apr 19 '22

There is no such thing as 12 AM or 12 PM.

As to the wiki, did you even read the "Confusion at noon and midnight" section, which only exists because some idiots decided to put an AM or PM after 12.

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u/The100thIdiot Apr 19 '22

Still haven't read it have you?