Ok what is this 12mn 12nn madness
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I assumed NooN and MidNight
Oh I know what they put them there for. I just find it obscene.
I dunno, people get confused by 12pm often, this feels like a relatively elegant solution.
Solution could be to learn what AM and PM means. Ante meridiem (before midday) and post meridiem (after midday).
Or use 24h time. Then you can omit the midday factor altogether.
Well, the definitions aren't really all that helpful. 12pm is neither before nor after midday, while 12am is exactly 12 hours before and after midday.
Easy way to think about it is that 12 is actually the 0th hour.
0 AM and 0 PM make more sense.
I wish everyone just used military time.
0:00 to 23:59. Nothing to screw up.
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'this often confuses people'
'here's a solution: learn'
Of course there’s also that other solution. You know, the one the rest of the world uses.
Suddenly having a base with 12 is good? I bet you split hours into fractions too.
/joke
Ew, but it's foreign!
If you don’t know what nn and mn mean it means nothing.
I can never differ between am and pm, because we don't use that here - well, at least I always mix it up
mn instead was very intuitive
A test of concentration, clearly you're not one of us
Translation: 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00, 21:00, 22:00, 23:00, 0:00
You mean 0:00mn
24:00
Thanks.
First time I've ever seen noon and midnight represented as 12nn and 12mn, and I'm kinda down for it.
I wish in English we said 19 o'clock out loud, and I'm not ashamed (even though I know it'll never happen)
No
To anyone reading this, do you find yourself unable to keep from nodding off in the middle of the day? You might have sleep apnea. If you can see a doctor, you should. I got a cpap and it changed my life. I went from being able to fall asleep anywhere at any time (and having to take a nap on my lunch break), to being truly well-rested every day for the first time in years.
I fell asleep half way through that paragraph
And if you don't have sleep apnea, you might have narcolepsy. It's not as dramatic and obvious as is portrayed in movies.
I know it's a joke, but this led me to get diagnosed with narcolepsy. So, just FYI.
Oh my god you communicate with the spirits of the dead!
I see you slinging jokes around in the comments and I'm here for it. Nice work OP
Just doing my part good sir
Klaatu Varata Niktu
Barada!
Could also just be an insomniac like me. No narcolepsy and I can sleep like a baby, but getting to sleep is like pulling teeth. Life's responsibilities don't follow my shitty sleep patterns tho, so I'm constantly not getting enough sleep.
It's the opposite for me. Usually, I can fall asleep very quickly and easily. But I can't stay asleep and I don't feel rested after sleeping.
First time I've seen the distinction 12nn and 12mn for noon and midnight - I like it!
It works, but it's still a workaround for a thoroughly confusing notation instead of just using 24h time.
12nn
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...but it was the queen bitch of WhoTheFuckCares.
Definitely would have made the meme much better.
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