12 or 24?

[Jessica.]

What kind of clock do you generally use on your devices?

12 hour eg. 7:00pm
24 hour eg. 19:00

I prefer to use 24 hour, never any confusion of whether it's night or day.

[Firewire]

24 hour on most things

But I have a 12 hour watch because it's analogue

[_Tom_]

24 hour because I'm not American.

[Peppermint]

Always 12 just cus it's easier.

[ArgyESC]

24 hour.

[Cal.]

12 is easier

[Josy]

24

[Northern Monkey]

What kind of clock do you generally use on your devices?

12 hour eg. 7:00pm
24 hour eg. 19:00

I prefer to use 24 hour, never any confusion of whether it's night or day.

How could you get confused about that? :laugh:

[Jessica.]

How could you get confused about that? [emoji23]
Idk I made this thread because people said they got confused.

[Jamie89]

http://i.imgur.com/JwOHGZK.jpg?1

[reece(:]

24 cos it's easier to distinguish

[Withano]

If I asked someone the time and they said ten past seventeen, I would never speak to them again

[bots]

Anyone who has ever done shift work with rotating shifts knows the value of a 24 hour clock

[Christmas Dynasnow]

24

I recall having a conversation with a lady in the USA (work related) and during the call I became aware of the fact she has never even heard of the 24 hour clock hence the totally baffling conversation we were having about meeting dates

I had no idea that they would not use the 24 hour clock

[LukeB]

24

[Peppermint]

Idk I made this thread because people said they got confused.
I don't think anybody actually said they got confused, but it does require you to think about converting it rather than just seeing a number.

[Natalie.]

24

[In the Drunk Tank]

Most things that I use to tell the time have a 24 hour clock by default so I guess I use that more. I probably prefer 12 hours though because its how you actually think and talk about time, you don't think 'I've got that meeting taking place at fourteen o clock' and you wouldn't say to someone 'I'll meet you at seventeen thirty'

[BigSister]

Mostly 24 hour clock as I have that on most things I use

[Shaun]

Devices, 24.

Obviously have 12 hour clocks around the house, though. Digital clocks aren't terribly pretty.

[Jessica.]

Most things that I use to tell the time have a 24 hour clock by default so I guess I use that more. I probably prefer 12 hours though because its how you actually think and talk about time, you don't think 'I've got that meeting taking place at fourteen o clock' and you wouldn't say to someone 'I'll meet you at seventeen thirty'
Well when I see 14:00 I automatically think in my head "two o'clock" :umm2:

Here in Portugal they would say "14 hours" if asked the time though, so they do it in some places!

[ChristmasNeeve]

Yeah 24 is better especially for flight times etc

[y.winter]

24.

I still can't remember if 12am is midnight or 12pm. The 24 clock simplifies it.

[Marsh.]

24.

I still can't remember if 12am is midnight or 12pm. The 24 clock simplifies it.

You can't remember if 12am is midnight or 12 PM? The pm is a clue. :joker:

[y.winter]

You can't remember if 12am is midnight or 12 PM? The pm is a clue. :joker:
I mean specifically 12:00 and 00:00. They fall somewhere inbetween am and pm.

[Northern Monkey]

Just noticed that i use 24.Don't ever think about tbh.

[armand.kay]

I prefer analog watches and clocks to digital so I set my phone on 12 hr clocks.

[Marsh.]

I mean specifically 12:00 and 00:00. They fall somewhere inbetween am and pm.

But 00:00 signals the change from late night to early morning so it's obviously am. :hee:

The clock resets itself to 0s for the new day. :smug:

[y.winter]

But 00:00 signals the change from late night to early morning so it's obviously am. :hee:
Right, but at the same time:
12 (noon) is exactly midday, so it's not exactly am or pm.
When 12 midnight can be classified by some people as after-midday and by some as before-midday.
It depends on how you look at it. I also refer to 12am as midnight and 12pm as noon, don't get me wrong, but when looking at the dry definition of pm and am, it can be arguable.

[Marsh.]

Right, but at the same time:
12 (noon) is exactly midday, so it's not exactly am or pm.
When 12 midnight can be classified by some people as after-midday and by some as before-midday.
It depends on how you look at it. I also refer to 12am as midnight and 12pm as noon, don't get me wrong, but when looking at the dry definition of pm and am, it can be arguable.

Not really.

00:00 is the start of a new day (am). Hence the clock resetting itself to 0.

12:00 is the start of the afternoon and is exactly halfway through the day (pm).

[_Tom_]

I used to get confused about whether 12 noon/ 12 midnight was classed as AM or PM too :laugh:

[y.winter]

Not really.

00:00 is the start of a new day (am). Hence the clock resetting itself to 0.

12:00 is the start of the afternoon and is exactly halfway through the day (pm).
pm=after midday.
12:00 is midday exactly, so it can't be after or before itself.

[Marsh.]

pm=after midday.
12:00 is midday exactly, so it can't be after or before itself.

Yes midday. Midday is pm. As I said.

Just as midnight is am.