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Old 23rd April 2022, 08:00
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Re: night definition

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Originally Posted by TigerTimon View Post
Hello,

How does one describe the period from 12 to 6 am in one word? When using night: this could also mean evening. When using morning this could also mean the period up to 12 pm.

Thanks in advance.
Timon
And should you say that midday is 12 pm? Noon is not after noon (pm) but neither is it before noon (am). It’s less ambiguous to stick to “12 noon” and “12 midnight”.

Alternatively, my Dad said the rule in the Army was never to use (say) “00.00 on Saturday” because that can equally mean midnight Friday/Saturday or Saturday/Sunday. The answer was always to use 23.59 or 00.01.
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