Huh. I find this vaguely annoying, like a typo in an advertisement.
I have not figured out why having two 12:00 puzzles everyone so much. I think I have always known that one was noon and one was midnight. If it is something written, noon and midnight would tell you exactly what part of the day was being referred to. Of course, the other hours have to be qualified with AM/PM so maybe 24 hour time would be best, and everyone gets to buy a new clock or watch and junk those lovely long case grandfather clocks.
And the convenience chain would be 0700/2300 (oh thank heaven).
Bob
Maybe get a app for their smart phone with a tile showing whether it’s day or night.
1700 shadow …
You occasionally see 2400 used for midnight in aviation. The convention is that 2400 is the end of the day and 0000 is the start of the day.
In the following weather forecast the bolded section refers to intermittent changes between the hours of 1400 and 2400 on the 21st of the month (the minutes are not included). If the period started at midnight they would have used 0000, e.g., INTER 2100/2112.
Dependswherw you are, if you’re camping in the Orkney Isles at midsummer with only a 12hr wristwatch, it’s possible to miss the ferry by 12 hours without noticing anything more than that the town seems very quiet for 5 in the afternoon.
Just ask my parents 