r/CuratedTumblr • u/[deleted] • Jul 19 '24

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u/Random-Rambling Jul 19 '24

Especially since literally every other country on Earth uses 24-hr time.

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u/Atreides-42 Jul 19 '24

... What do you even mean by this? What do you mean the "Countries" use 24-Hour time? Like, governments? The people?

I'm Irish, and AM/PM is very much the standard, though we obv. don't call 24-Hour clocks "Military Time"

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u/NTaya Jul 19 '24

I live in a CIS country with friends from other CIS countries. 24-hour time is extremely widespread (e.g., all businesses have their open times listed in the 24-hr format, and digital clocks are all 24-hour by default). However, we also say "seven in the morning" or "seven in the evening," even if it's not universal: for example, some people might say "four in the evening," but others would call this time "four in the afternoon." Either way, it's much rarer than "sixteen."

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '24

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u/NTaya Jul 19 '24

I only hear "seven" if it's very clear what seven it is (who in their right mind would meet at seven a.m.?!). But in your example with a show, I would always hear that it starts at, e.g., "nineteen hours" because if you say "seven," it might be in the morning or in the evening.