[USMA:38293] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time.

2007-03-20 Thread Brian White
The term "aviation" usually means "pilots and controllers" and not departure boards... On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:39:54 -0600, Mike Millet wrote > Really? I've never seen the 24 hour clock used on departure boards > for flights. I've seen it used by pilots yes but never on a > departure board. But

[USMA:38292] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time.

2007-03-20 Thread Mike Millet
Really? I've never seen the 24 hour clock used on departure boards for flights. I've seen it used by pilots yes but never on a departure board. But it's been a couple years since I flew so maybe it's changed Mike On 3/20/07, m. f. moon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Aviation uses 24-hour clock ev

[USMA:38291] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time.

2007-03-20 Thread m. f. moon
Aviation uses 24-hour clock every where in the world including the USA. marion moon -- Original Message -- Received: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:46:35 AM PDT From: Scott Hudnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" Subject: [USMA:38290] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time. I've noti

[USMA:38290] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time.

2007-03-20 Thread Scott Hudnall
I've noticed 24-hour time format used pretty regularly in the United States in work environments that operate around-the-clock, such as hospitals, public utilities, manufacturing plants, server farms, etc. Scott On Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at 09:15AM, "Remek Kocz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I

[USMA:38289] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time.

2007-03-20 Thread carletonm
In Canada I've noticed 24-hour time used more in Quebec than in the other provinces, although everything governmental or official or transportation-related seems to be in 24-hour time regardless of the province. Carleton -- Original message -- From: "Remek Kocz" <[EMAIL

[USMA:38288] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time.

2007-03-20 Thread Remek Kocz
In Poland 24h time is used for day to day activities. You invite guests over for dinner at 16:00, you tell your friends that you stay up till 23:00 with the kids, etc. This is probably normal throughout continental Europe. Remek On 3/20/07, Stephen Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A bit

[USMA:38287] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time.

2007-03-20 Thread Stephen Humphreys
The BBC's intenational output tends to be 24 hr format whereas the domestic output is am/pm From: Stephen Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" Subject: [USMA:38285] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time. Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:10:31 -0400 A b

[USMA:38286] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time.

2007-03-20 Thread Nat Hager III
Absolutely! In France I once saw a wedding invitation for 16:00, with the reception held at 18:00 Nat _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Gallagher Sent: Tuesday, 2007 March 20 7:11 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:38285] RE: Brand New Pho

[USMA:38285] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time.

2007-03-20 Thread Stephen Gallagher
A bit off topic here but do any countries actually use the 24 hour format in their day to day activities? I have heard it referenced on the BBC site but especially in the US and Canada the only time 24 hour format is used is in conjunction with military time and military operations. In C