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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by myth2018 on Sunday September 25, 2022 @04:33PM (#32975867)
> however 12h _sometimes_ is used conversationally;

That happens in Portuguese (brazilian, at least). Digital clocks go through 0-23 hours, but the second half is _sometimes_ named as 1-11 afternoon/night (whatever fits your taste). Hour 0 is never referred to as 12, though: it's always 0 or "half night"

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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by cassianoleal on Monday September 26, 2022 @04:15AM (#32980664)
> "half night"

Minor nit, but probably important since the equivalent vocabule exists in English: "midnight".

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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by myth2018 on Monday September 26, 2022 @05:40AM (#32981107)
true that. Thanks
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