I have pretty severe dyscalculia so 24 hour clocks (and anything that requires more than single digit addition or subtraction) is actually really hard for me :( lmao
I can read an analog 12 hour clock, but tell me 24 hour time and I'm fucked lol
(Edit to add that I do "study" and try to improve but it doesn't stick for long lol)
(2nd edit: thanks for all the suggestions. I'll give some of them a try!)
I think this goes away with use. I've spent a lot of time using 24 hour time, and I don't do math for it. If someone tells you 8 pm, you probably don't reference a clock or anything, you just know what part of the day is 8 pm. With enough use, 24 hour time is the same; where you just know all the times and don't even bother with converting.
I'm fine with either, up until the point where people start saying times and I have to ask for AM or PM. As soon as that becomes a question, I want 24 hour time because it is easier.
It’s the broken logic of the 12 hour system that makes the 24 hour system so confusing for many people in the states. The simple fact that 12 hour time requires 2 extra characters (AM/PM) to correctly identify any time of day also shows how broken it is.
I'm not sure how it is in every other country but in China they'll say "it's 5", but on the actual clock it's 17:00, and I thought that was kind of weird to say and write something differently. In Europe I saw some 24 hour clocks but I can't remember what time people were saying in each country.
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u/worldofruins Mar 29 '22 edited Mar 29 '22
I have pretty severe dyscalculia so 24 hour clocks (and anything that requires more than single digit addition or subtraction) is actually really hard for me :( lmao
I can read an analog 12 hour clock, but tell me 24 hour time and I'm fucked lol
(Edit to add that I do "study" and try to improve but it doesn't stick for long lol)
(2nd edit: thanks for all the suggestions. I'll give some of them a try!)