Interstellar_1@pawb.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhat is something small that you do that confuses other people whenever they see you doing it?message-squaremessage-square289fedilinkarrow-up1199arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1188arrow-down1message-squareWhat is something small that you do that confuses other people whenever they see you doing it?Interstellar_1@pawb.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square289fedilinkfile-text
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoWtf does this mean. I’m so confused. Somebody please explain
minus-squareI_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·11 months ago “after midnight, past midday” AM, PM. It actually means ante meridiem and post meridiem, Latin for “Before Noon” and “After Noon,” but the above also works and is in English.
minus-squareSanguinePar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months ago Latin for “Before Noon” and “After Noon,” I’m going to start using BN and AN, just to confuse people.
minus-squareanguo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoIt’s terrible as a mnemonic though. “After” and “post” both mean the same thing, and the other words both start by M.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.mindoki.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months ago13h is pm, but sometimes people are confusef about 12h00 tops! If 12h01 is pm then 12h00 is pm too, or as said, as fast as it’s 12 it switches.
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoIf clocks had been invented by computer scientists, there would be no 12, it would be 0.
Wtf does this mean. I’m so confused. Somebody please explain
AM, PM. It actually means ante meridiem and post meridiem, Latin for “Before Noon” and “After Noon,” but the above also works and is in English.
I’m going to start using BN and AN, just to confuse people.
It’s terrible as a mnemonic though. “After” and “post” both mean the same thing, and the other words both start by M.
13h is pm, but sometimes people are confusef about 12h00 tops! If 12h01 is pm then 12h00 is pm too, or as said, as fast as it’s 12 it switches.
If clocks had been invented by computer scientists, there would be no 12, it would be 0.