12pm means: noon or midnight?

[nq:1]Does 12pm mean noon or midnight? I am quite confused about this. Thanks![/nq]
Some people will tell you one thing, Some will tell you the other. Some will give up in despair. The solution is never to use 12 p.m. Use 12 noon or 12 midnight. If you encounter 12 p.m., ask the person using it what it means.
There is the further problem that 12 midnight can belong to either of two days. I

[nq:2]Does 12pm mean noon or midnight? I am quite confused about this. Thanks![/nq]
[nq:1]Some people will tell you one thing, Some will tell you the other. Some will give up in despair. The ... a whole bunch of differing opinions from which to choose. Bob Lieblich But of course only I am right[/nq]
It's funny how something so simple can cause so much confusion.

[nq:2]Be sure to follow this thread to the end. You'll get a whole bunch of differing opinions from which to choose.[/nq]
[nq:1]It's funny how something so simple can cause so much confusion.[/nq]
Phew! For a moment there I thought you had written "someone so simple .."

Bob Lieblich
Someone so complicated ...

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[nq:2]It's funny how something so simple can cause so much confusion.[/nq]
[nq:1]Phew! For a moment there I thought you had written "someone so simple .."[/nq]
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[nq:1]Does 12pm mean noon or midnight? I am quite confused about this. Thanks! Steve[/nq]
Good question. You are right to be confused. Some think 12:00pm means noon, some think midnight, some haven't any idea at all.

A couple rules of thumb: First, don't use 12:00pm, say 'noon'. If you must use a number, you can say 12:01 p.m. or 11:59 a.m. and your reader will know you mean noon. Sec

[nq:1]Does 12pm mean noon or midnight? I am quite confused about this. Thanks! Steve[/nq]
As you can see nobody knows.
AM and PM - What is Noon and Midnight?
AM and PM start immediately after Midnight and Noon (Midday) respectively.

This means that 00:00 AM or 00:00 PM (or 12:00 AM and 12:00 PM) have no meaning.
Every day starts precisely at midnight and AM starts immediat

Thank you all for helpful information. This "12pm" was used by one of our customers in email as a deadline. It did cause problem in business since I thought it's mid-night (end of a day) and prepared documents accordingly. I submitted the documents around 5pm; but later they said it was delayed because what they meant was noon. Fortunately it didn't cause serious consequences. I shall be careful n

[nq:2]Does 12pm mean noon or midnight? I am quite confused about this. Thanks! Steve[/nq]
[nq:1]As you can see nobody knows. AM and PM - What is Noon and Midnight? AM and PM start immediately ... confusion as to which day is being referred to. It is after Noon that PM starts e.g. 00:00:01 PM (12:00:01)[/nq]
It should be noted, however, that in the case of clocks and watches which show AM a

[nq:2]Does 12pm mean noon or midnight? I am quite confused about this. Thanks![/nq]
[nq:1]Some people will tell you one thing, Some will tell you the other. Some will give up in despair. The ... p.m. Use 12 noon or 12 midnight. If you encounter 12 p.m., ask the person using it what it means.[/nq]
Why would 12pm be midnight when 12:01pm is indisputably one minute after noon?

[nq:2]Some people will tell you one thing, Some will tell ... 12 p.m., ask the person using it what it means.[/nq]
[nq:1]Why would 12pm be midnight when 12:01pm is indisputably one minute after noon?[/nq]
The same way 2000 was the 20th century and 2001 the 21st.