These two abbreviations are used everyday by people all over the world. A.M. which is short for 'ante meridiem' meaning 'before noon' , is used to indicate the hours between midnight and midday, and P.M. which is short for 'post meridiem' meaning 'after noon', is used to indicate the hours between midday and midnight. I have seen signboards which read "Open from 5 p.m. to 12 p.m." or "We are closed from 12 a.m."
Believe it or not, there are no such times as 12 p.m. or 12 a.m. It is only right to indicate these two particular times of the day as 12 Noon or 12 Midnight.
No comments:
Post a Comment