[y.winter]

24.

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

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by y.winter

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.

[y.winter]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

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

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

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by y.winter

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.

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

[y.winter]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

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

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.]

Originally Posted by y.winter

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).

[y.winter]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

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.