RE: Y2K heads up - is this troub

["Denis Robitaille" <DRobitaille@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree that most of the time the context will tell if we are talking AM or PM. 
That is why, in my opinion, the 24 hour system is clearer. You dont need the 
context to know exactly the time we are talking about.

Taking one of your own example:

She was born at 1:30 yesterday. Whitout more info, you dont know if it was in 
the afternoon or at night.

Denis Robitaille
Directeur services techniques
Cascades Inc
819 363 5187
fax 819 363 5177


>>> D.BALE@handleman.com 12/05/00 12:42pm >>>

OTOH, if I say "call me at 3", you'll learn soon enough that the 15:00 is
implied!  Context usually determines whether or not to use AM/PM.  "We're
having dinner at 5:30."  "The managers meeting is at 2:30."  "She was born at
1:30AM yesterday."


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