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00a.m. is from the Latin "ante meridiem", means before noon and is used with times of day between midnight and noon.02br
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0An Jiyoung, many people are confused about whether 12:00 a.m. is noon or midnight, not just you! It may be best to simply write "noon" or "midnight" depending on which one you mean, to avoid confusion.02br
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00(On a related note, I have always been confused when someone says "Midnight on Thursday." Does that mean the midnight that starts Thursday (i.e., late Wednesday ni

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10When it is twelve o'clock, strictly speaking, it is either noon or midnight. The m

0 Hi, take a look at this: 02br
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00After noon it's "pm", before it's "am"02br
00before midnight it's "pm", after it's "am"02br
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0 I have read about 12 pm and 12 am long ago. One grammarian said "12 pm" is midnight and "12 am" is noon. Another grammarian stated the reverse. So, what I've posted earlier stands. Use 'noon' '12 noon', 'midnight' or '12 midnight'. However, I prefer 'noon' and 'midnight' because, to me, '12' doesn't serve any purpose. 0-

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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10I have read about 12 pm and 12 am long ago.12br
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10Shouldn't it be: "I 01b01font00read02font02b00 about 12 pm and 12 am 01font01b00long ago02b02font

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11cite20Yoong Liat22cite20I have read about 12 pm and 12 am long ago.22br
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20Shouldn't it be: "I 11b11font10read12font12b10 about 12 pm a