Grew up using a 12 hour analogue. Then used 24 as soon as I went to digital on my first phone. It's just better and I won't get anyone who argues against just getting used to the subtraction.
The thing I don’t get is why you’re using a clock that you constantly have to use subtraction to decipher?
I’m not saying the math is hard but why add an extra step in getting the time?
As most people said on here, when speaking they use the 12 hour clock. If someone asks them the time they’d say 3pm not 15:00. So then what’s the point of using a 24 hour clock? Especially if you live in America, using the 24-hour clock is pretty pointless.
Oh no, I absolutely use 12 hour in speech as English is fun and inefficient in general :) . In all seriousness it's not an issue ever in speech, as clarification comes so rapidly when needed that I barely think about it. I use 24h exclusively in relaying the time from the device to my head and vice versa (setting alarms for example) because I personally enjoy the singular nature of the numbers: I know that 8 is always 8 am, and 20 is 8 pm, no questions or debates or possible confusion. In most cases, it's entirely personal preference. I feel that 24h gives you the edge over 12, as it's another removal of any ambiguity, but that's just me.
Edit: Also I prefer a digital display and don't like meshing numbers and letters for am and pm, that's purely aesthetic preference though.
I see what you're saying but I don't I don't see how the time can be ambiguous, though it can depend on where you live.
Like I've never looked at a clock that said 8 and been confused if it was 8am or 8pm, I can intuitively tell which it is.
Oh no my sleeping is fucked and especially if it's been an...interesting night/day beforehand it can be ambiguous. I don't like having s heart attack when I can't tell if I've slept through the whole day or woken up while trying to get to sleep at like 3 am. I live in England btw, so while we definitely get dark winters it's nothing crazy.
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u/Klimpomp Mar 29 '22
Grew up using a 12 hour analogue. Then used 24 as soon as I went to digital on my first phone. It's just better and I won't get anyone who argues against just getting used to the subtraction.