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Strange that they specify EST... currently it's daylight savings time, so it should be EDT, shouldn't it?
by joekrill 9y ago
Strange that they specify EST... currently it's daylight savings time, so it should be EDT, shouldn't it?
- rpeden 9y agoIt should be, but people often forget whether we're currently in standard or DST. I usually just hedge my bets and write Eastern. :)
- benatkin 9y agoEST is shorter than Eastern and more easily recognizable than ET, which is a more heavily overloaded acronym. I'm sure it's used by people who are aware of the technical meaning and not forgetting. There's no quick and reliable way to refer to non-EDT EST during the non-daylight months without mentioning the absence of daylight savings time or specifying the UTC offset.