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the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:

--- Quote from: the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh on March 11, 2013, 02:57:45 AM ---I'd say there's a slight preference for 24-hour clock in common usage in Montreal, but not by any means exclusively, in English, but I do not think I have ever heard anyone use am/pm talking French here.

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This afternoon a weird old guy at a bus stop asking for the time proved me wrong on that last one.

Still, that's once in more than a decade.

MClark:
okay, the dialogue in question is a police officer describing a series of criminal events, so I'll use something like zero three fifteen for 3:15 am.

I may still have people casually refer to am/pm, but only civilians during off hours.

Thanks for all the replies!

Quantus:
For what its worth, Ive always hear it said as "oh-three fifteen" instead of "zero-three fifteen"

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