what is your favorite way to tell the time?

[emily]

what is your favorite way to tell the time?

I like military time. I grew up with it, and would rather use that where possible.

but some people don't know it, so have to use standard time sometimes...

 

[Smiley]

Uhm, by looking at the clock?

 

[passenger]

Standard time is easiest for me.
To my husband's dismay I like to keep the clocks set 5 or 6 minutes fast; except for the one atomic clock and computer clocks....can't mess with those.

 

[Elvira]

Sundial

Standard

 

[Kyng]

Standard. I used to like military time, but now it just seems odd in non-military contexts.

 

[KenDaGamer]

Both, but military time and international time (i.e. 17 00h in Canada) are the same either way you slice it.

 

[Smiley]

AM / PM system confuses and frightens me.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Standard, AM/PM time because its all I've ever known. The other system seems odd.

 

[Scarlet Rose]

I tend to use standard as almost everyone will understand what I am talking about, whereas I have met people who are unfamiliar with military time. It is too awkward if I have to stop and explain how it works.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

I tend to use standard as almost everyone will understand what I am talking about, whereas I have met people who are unfamiliar with military time. It is too awkward if I have to stop and explain how it works.

You just add +12 to any number in the afternoon (morning times are already in military time).

So if its 3pm, you do 3 + 12 = 15:00.

I learned that a while back so I can still tell time using military time, it still just feels odd to me

 

[Smiley]

For me, your military time is civilian time. We don't use AM / PM system.

 

[DrLeftover]

I used the 24 hour clock for so long at work it just became second nature, and that way I don't have to convert anything on the website servers which run on 24 hour clocks, although they're on Pacific time.

 

[Scarlet Rose]

You just add +12 to any number in the afternoon (morning times are already in military time).

So if its 3pm, you do 3 + 12 = 15:00.

I learned that a while back so I can still tell time using military time, it still just feels odd to me

It might just be a case of me being impatient and not wanting to wait for them to figure out what the time is before the conversation can continue.

 

[Mini Maul]

Ah i use both tbh.
Doesn't massively faze me if I see eithe.


I do usually say am pm if telling the time to someone in case they don't understand military.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Ah i use both tbh.
Doesn't massively faze me if I see eithe.


I do usually say am pm if telling the time to someone in case they don't understand military.

Which one do you prefer using though?

 

[Marti]

standard time