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Old 26-09-2016, 02:02 PM #21
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Originally Posted by MTVN View Post
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"

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