@sotolf The key bit is AM is morning and PM is after midday. If you want to know the order, one trick is just to remind yourself that alphabetically A is before P.

To know what to do with 12 itself, just remember it is actually the zero hour. So 12AM, 1AM, 2AM … 10AM, 11AM. That is then is followed by 12PM, 1PM, 2PM … 10PM, 11PM.

I would assume the reason we use 12 and not 0 is simply because 0 is a "relatively" new concept and timekeeping is old as fuck. 🤣

@FediThing

@ruari @sotolf I've seen people use it in both directions to the point of meaninglessness. Some people say 12pm to mean late at night, some say 12am to mean beginning of the morning 🤪

"Midday" and "midnight" avoid all this ambiguity, as does the 24 hour clock of course.

@FediThing

Yes they do say or understand it wrong with regards to 12 and I touch on that in the article. It is why I specifically say that you should avoid AM/PM when talking about 12 altogether. Just don't do it!

The only reason I want to teach people how it is supposed to work is, so that you understand when someone else is talking to you or so that you can read a timetable for planes, trains, etc. when on holiday in the US [Though honestly, who is doing that anymore I guess… 😢 ].

@sotolf