Film, Media & TV1 min ago
Noon/midnight
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Has anyone else noticed the popularity of the terms 12am and 12pm, instead of using Noon and Midnight?
Really irritates me.
Just thought I would share...
Really irritates me.
Just thought I would share...
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Pedantically, the terms AM and PM actually mean Ante (not anti) Meridiem and Post Meridiem... or as one poster has stated, before and after mid-day (noon). One source states it's a Latin phrase, of course, and "It's a dissimulation of "medius + dies" where" "Medius" is an adjective put in the locative case meaning ".
Noon or mid-day is further defined as the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course... (see what you've started 2sp?)
Noon or mid-day is further defined as the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course... (see what you've started 2sp?)