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Re[2]: am pm or AM PM

Subject: Re[2]: am pm or AM PM
From: "Virginia L. Krenn" <asdxvlk -at- OKWAY -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 1994 18:59:32 -0600

By that same token, wouldn't 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight also be
redundant?

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Author: Beverly Parks <bparks -at- huachuca-emh1 -dot- army -dot- mil> at SMTP

My current favorite reference, "The New York Public Library
Writer's Guide to Style and Usage," c.1994, says the following:

"When referring to 12 a.m. or 12 p.m., eliminate confusion by
specifying 12:00 noon or 12:00 midnight."

Since "noon" and "midnight" mean twelve o'clock in the daytime
and at night, respectively, wouldn't "twelve noon" and "twelve midnight"
be redundant?

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