Posted by RAB on October 08, 2008 at 15:39:18 from (205.188.117.74):
In Reply to: am or pm posted by J Woody on October 08, 2008 at 12:22:42:
Very simply 1200 is both, or neither, am and pm. By definition it is the meridian. Ante is before and post is after. Midnight is exactly the same situation, exactly 12hours before and after the meridian. It will either be 12.00 midnight or 12.00 noon.
Consider the 24 hour clock. 00:00 is midnight and is tomorrow not yesterday (or it would have been 24:00). Consider 12.01 - now that can be am or pm. 12.01 am is one minute after midnight.
About as useful as saying the Sun rises in the East. We all know that the Sun stays where it is and does not move with respect to the Earth in this instance.
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