Clive D.W. Feather scripsit:
> However, London Underground does print 24:00 on a ticket issued at
> midnight, and in fact continues up to 27:30 (such tickets count as being
> issued on the previous day for validity purposes, and this helps to
> reinforce it).
Airlines in the U.S., where the double-12-hour clock prevails everywhere
except in the military, avoid arrival or departure times of midnight
so that there is no ambiguity about what "12:00 AM Wednesday" means
(is it 0000 or 2400?).
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Received on Fri Feb 17 2006 - 04:55:39 PST