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MClark:
My test readers have advised I use the european/military 24 hour clock (13:00 for 1 pm, 20:00 for 8pm etc) for my story and I concur.

My question is how do european civilians describe such times when speaking?  I know the military says thirteen hundred hours and such. I do not recall european civilians I've talked with using such terms. I don't recall any instances of people using the 24 hour clock in speech in shows like Dr Who or Misfits. Do I just use numerals 03:15 or 13:20 and let the reader figure it out?

The Deposed King:
Can't help you sorry.  I thought all medical professionals used military time at work, Doctors and Nurses and such.  But then I came here to the philippines in south east asia and they use am/pm with the 1-12 system.

So I'm in the weeds as well.



The Deposed King

spywolf:
I am from england
I use both interchangably
or say both one after the other
but am most confitable with 24 hour clock

Wordmaker:
In conversation, most Europeans don't use the 24-hour clock. We say "one o'clock," "a quarter to three" or "half past five." On occassion we might use the terms "am" and "pm" but we're more likely to say "two in the morning" and "five in the evening/afternoon."

spywolf:
at school here we don't do that
timings are in 24hour clock
it might just be that I am of a younger geniration... so use mostly 24hour

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