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Re:Massachusetts is considering leaving the Eastern Time Zone by rconti on Thursday October 26, 2017 @08:10PM (#15564445)
how about "16 hours" or "1600"
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Re:Massachusetts is considering leaving the Eastern Time Zone by tqkxzugoaupvwqr on Friday October 27, 2017 @02:32AM (#15566181)
“hours” denotes a duration. Times and durations should be distinguishable to avoid ambiguity. 16 o'clock = time, 16 hours = duration.
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Re:Massachusetts is considering leaving the Eastern Time Zone by richardknop on Friday October 27, 2017 @06:37AM (#15567138)
16 hours is shortcut for 16 hours from midnight.
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