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Re:Common Errors in English Usage by hugh3 on Friday October 01, 2010 @10:55AM (#1747211)
If they've not familiar with pm timing, they'll be confused for the entire afternoon, not just noon.
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Re:Common Errors in English Usage by pmjordan on Saturday October 02, 2010 @11:04AM (#1750566)
They'll almost certainly have encountered am/pm times before, but nobody teaches you the 12pm = noon convention.
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