• yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de
    3·
    1 年前

    Fun fact: Many countries use both systems actually.

    For speaking, it’s quicker to say something like: “The party starts at 8” instead of “The party starts at 20 o’clock”.

    For writing though, you would never use the 12 hour system.

    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
      2·
      11 个月前

      i’m pretty sure for 90% of europe there’s been a generational shift from saying “four in the afternoon” to just saying “16”, after digital clocks started replacing analog ones.

      • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de
        1·
        11 个月前

        To some extent, though I still often hear people using the 12 hour system.

        Just yesterday I’ve heard someone complain about their night shift which starts at 6.

        Especially because in German you can’t say “half 17” for 16:30, only “half 5”. You save two whole syllables with this way over “sixteen thirty”!