Posted by ScottyHOMEy on October 08, 2008 at 13:02:33 from (70.105.230.84):
In Reply to: am or pm posted by J Woody on October 08, 2008 at 12:22:42:
I hear ya. My understanding has always been that a.m. is for ante-meridian (as in prior to meridian) and that p.m. is post-meridian (as in after), so that noon, being the meridian point, ought to be just "m", but I haven't really had any luck or serious responses from my congressional delegation in trying to persuade the that noon should be 12 m. Only response I did get was from a congressional aide who opined that 12 m. might be confusing to folks who might conclude that the m stood for midnight.
But then I'm the same guy who, as a kid of about four or five, stood on the sidewalk out in front of the house and wondered how I was ever gonna figure out left and right. If I faced up the street, the street was on my left and my yard was on the right. But if I turned around, things were on the opposite side, so that my left hand became my right, vice versa. All this left me then wondering which would be the correct initial orientation. It was several days before I went to my parents to help me sort out this paradox. They were very understanding and helpful, and I've been able to keep the two straight ever since.
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