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Desk red 604 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Despite having seen and read old posts like the one I'm gonna ask, I'm still confused. Please be patient and kindly reply to my answer, teachers. Thanks in advance.

Should I write informally 12 a.m. or 12 p.m. for 12 o'clock noon?
  

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12 am - midnight (11:59 pm.... 12:01 am) The change from night (pm) to morning (am) the next day is 12:00 am 12 pm - noon (11:59 am ... 12:01 pm) The change from morning (am) to afternoon (pm) is 12:00 pm .

  • 12 am - midnight (11:59 pm....
  • 12:01 am) The change from night (pm) to morning (am) the next day is 12:00 am 12 pm - noon (11:59 am ...
  • 12:01 pm) The change from morning (am) to afternoon (pm) is 12:00 pm .
  • "By convention, 12 AM denotes midnight and 12 PM denotes noon.
  • "
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12 am - midnight (11:59 pm.... 12:01 am) The change from night (pm) to morning (am) the next day is 12:00 am

12 pm - noon (11:59 am ... 12:01 pm) The change from morning (am) to afternoon (pm) is 12:00 pm .

"By convention, 12 AM denotes midnight and 12 PM denotes noon. Because of the potential for confusion, it is advisable to use 12 noon and 12 midnight."

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