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01cite10Teo12cite10We call !2:00 a.m. as ___. (A) noon (B) midnight12br
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10Which do you think is the correct choice?12br
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10My choice is (B) midnight.0-

0This has been discussed before at some length - 05000. I think most computers and digital clocks would identify 12 noon as p.m. and 12 midnight as a.m. but it's arbitrary rather than logical. Basically, a.m. means "before noon" and p.m. means "after noon," so noon itself is not really either a.m. or p.m. 12 a.m. and 12 p.m. are always going to be confusing - some people understand the

0I am not sure if this works for you. But I remember it this way:02br
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00If you go to bed at 11:59 pm, you have one minute before the digital clock changes to 12:00 which is AM. By the same token, if you are standing at the lunch line in the cafeteria at 11:59 am, you are one minute from 12:00 pm. To be honest with you, I had the same confusion for a long time.0-

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01cite10Goodman12cite10I am not sure if this works for you. But I remember it this way:12br
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10If you go to bed at 11:59 pm, you have one minute before the digital clock changes to 12:00 which is AM. By the same token, if you are standing at the lunch line in the cafeteria at 11:59 am, you are one minute from 12: