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> the rest of the world uses 24hrs, however 12h _sometimes_ is used conversationally; Here in Norway we use 24 hours when writing; but we use 12 hour system wh
by bjarneh 4y ago
> the rest of the world uses 24hrs, however 12h _sometimes_ is used conversationally;
Here in Norway we use 24 hours when writing; but we use 12 hour system when speaking - if that makes any sense?
I.e. we would say: "Vi spiser middag klokka fem (5)" [We eat dinner at five o'clock]; but we'd write it with 17 typically. We never use the terms AM/PM but can occasionally specify daytime/nighttime if it's uncertain which of the two we are talking about. I.e. "Jeg kom hjem fra jobb klokka fem (5) om morgenen" [I came home from work at five in the morning].
- dark-star 4y agoI guess that's what he meant by "sometimes conversationally"?
- bjarneh 4y agoIt could be, but since it could also be interpreted as sometimes used, I wrote a comment to say that we use the 12 hour system exclusively when we speak about time, and the 24 hour system for written purposes. Perhaps that's what he meant, but I'm not sure...