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bestouffyesterday at 7:02 PM4 repliesview on HN

OK, but who would use 12h time ? I never understood, this seems so backwards.


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cmoskiyesterday at 8:34 PM

People who can't reliably subtract 12 from numbers. They're out there.

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themadturkyesterday at 8:19 PM

How about someone who was raised on 12h time and has used it for 70 years? Sure, the math to convert is pretty easy, but why?

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bigfatkittenyesterday at 8:53 PM

Americans. The U.S. has a lot of people who are unaccustomed to 24 hour time.

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