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24 hr clock in dialogue

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spywolf:

--- Quote from: Wordmaker on March 05, 2013, 02:14:09 PM ---Ease up on the age talk, I'm only 32!  :P

I'd still be willing to say that the average person doesn't use the 24-hour clock in conversation. Definitely in Ireland almost nobody ever does, except maybe in office environments quoting e-mails or in IT departments. But not casual conversation. We have lunch at one o'clock, not 13:00 hours.

--- End quote ---
I was talking about people in there late teens :P

Wordmaker:
Stop making me feel old!  :-[

In my day-job I do hear the IT department use the 24-hour clock when discussing system logs and other tech-stuff that goes way over my head. I suppose there's more of a need to be precise about that kind of information in that environment.

spywolf:
sorry
if it makes you feel better your younger then my parents

I do a lot of science at school we use it a lot then...
we also have are school day planed on a 24hour clock
as I spend most of my time there I guess I am used to it
I think most people in day to day it would depend on what clock was nearest them (asking time) when they are speaking
and the situation
meeting up with friends is very different to trying to brake in to a bank for example or doing a milatry opiration
(I don't have expirence with any of the above :P )

Wordmaker:
Oh definitely. I would expect any kind of tactical operation to feature characters using the 24-hour clock. Or police/military characters on duty, etc.

But It'd find it very strange to read a book where a guy asks a girl on a date and says he'll pick her up at 20:00 hours. Unless it was meant as humour.

spywolf:
yes it would be quite strange
unless that person is a geeky type teenager or for mentioned opiration/ person on duty

it porberly would not happen

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