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Asked on March 30, 2022 in Meaning.
By most definitions, the date changes at midnight. What is that at the precise stroke of 12:00.00? That time, along with 12:00:00 noon, are technically neither PM or AM because AM and PM mean “ante-meridiem” and “post-meridiem”, and noon and midnight are neither ante nor post meridiem. How much time do people remember when they say 12:00:00 and my date is 12:00:01. Since this date change
just before midnight, it is always the same day. Midnight upon the 10th actually means at the start of the 10th, but people say it to be at the end of the 10th.
If I said I’ll meet you Friday at midnight or I’ll meet you Friday night at midnight you (and most people) would probably probably interpret both times as the midnight that follows Friday noon. What’s your reaction? To give an example to people who read the first sentence, the first sentence “doesn’t really mean midnight at the start of Friday”.
Since the common usage conflicts with the technical definition, if you want to be totally clear, use other words or other times.
What is that in
the text “Friday night at midnight at midnight at midnight: Midnight in the night which follows Friday evening”?
Midnight tonight
This means (to me) the midnight following today.
11:59 PM Friday
12:01 AM Saturday
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Asked on March 30, 2022 in Meaning.
By most definitions, the date changes at midnight. What is that at the precise stroke of 12:00.00? That time, along with 12:00:00 noon, are technically neither PM or AM because AM and PM mean “ante-meridiem” and “post-meridiem”, and noon and midnight are neither ante nor post meridiem. How much time do people remember when they say 12:00:00 and my date is 12:00:01. Since this date change
just before midnight, it is always the same day. Midnight upon the 10th actually means at the start of the 10th, but people say it to be at the end of the 10th.
If I said I’ll meet you Friday at midnight or I’ll meet you Friday night at midnight you (and most people) would probably probably interpret both times as the midnight that follows Friday noon. What’s your reaction? To give an example to people who read the first sentence, the first sentence “doesn’t really mean midnight at the start of Friday”.
Since the common usage conflicts with the technical definition, if you want to be totally clear, use other words or other times.
What is that in
the text “Friday night at midnight at midnight at midnight: Midnight in the night which follows Friday evening”?
Midnight tonight
This means (to me) the midnight following today.
11:59 PM Friday
12:01 AM Saturday
- 13840 views
- 447 answers
- 4716 votes
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Asked on March 30, 2022 in Meaning.
By most definitions, the date changes at midnight. What is that at the precise stroke of 12:00.00? That time, along with 12:00:00 noon, are technically neither PM or AM because AM and PM mean “ante-meridiem” and “post-meridiem”, and noon and midnight are neither ante nor post meridiem. How much time do people remember when they say 12:00:00 and my date is 12:00:01. Since this date change
just before midnight, it is always the same day. Midnight upon the 10th actually means at the start of the 10th, but people say it to be at the end of the 10th.
If I said I’ll meet you Friday at midnight or I’ll meet you Friday night at midnight you (and most people) would probably probably interpret both times as the midnight that follows Friday noon. What’s your reaction? To give an example to people who read the first sentence, the first sentence “doesn’t really mean midnight at the start of Friday”.
Since the common usage conflicts with the technical definition, if you want to be totally clear, use other words or other times.
What is that in
the text “Friday night at midnight at midnight at midnight: Midnight in the night which follows Friday evening”?
Midnight tonight
This means (to me) the midnight following today.
11:59 PM Friday
12:01 AM Saturday
- 13840 views
- 447 answers
- 4716 votes
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Asked on March 29, 2022 in Meaning.
By most definitions, the date changes at midnight. What is that at the precise stroke of 12:00.00? That time, along with 12:00:00 noon, are technically neither PM or AM because AM and PM mean “ante-meridiem” and “post-meridiem”, and noon and midnight are neither ante nor post meridiem. How much time do people remember when they say 12:00:00 and my date is 12:00:01. Since this date change
just before midnight, it is always the same day. Midnight upon the 10th actually means at the start of the 10th, but people say it to be at the end of the 10th.
If I said I’ll meet you Friday at midnight or I’ll meet you Friday night at midnight you (and most people) would probably probably interpret both times as the midnight that follows Friday noon. What’s your reaction? To give an example to people who read the first sentence, the first sentence “doesn’t really mean midnight at the start of Friday”.
Since the common usage conflicts with the technical definition, if you want to be totally clear, use other words or other times.
What is that in
the text “Friday night at midnight at midnight at midnight: Midnight in the night which follows Friday evening”?
Midnight tonight
This means (to me) the midnight following today.
11:59 PM Friday
12:01 AM Saturday
- 13840 views
- 447 answers
- 4716 votes
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Asked on March 29, 2022 in Meaning.
By most definitions, the date changes at midnight. What is that at the precise stroke of 12:00.00? That time, along with 12:00:00 noon, are technically neither PM or AM because AM and PM mean “ante-meridiem” and “post-meridiem”, and noon and midnight are neither ante nor post meridiem. How much time do people remember when they say 12:00:00 and my date is 12:00:01. Since this date change
just before midnight, it is always the same day. Midnight upon the 10th actually means at the start of the 10th, but people say it to be at the end of the 10th.
If I said I’ll meet you Friday at midnight or I’ll meet you Friday night at midnight you (and most people) would probably probably interpret both times as the midnight that follows Friday noon. What’s your reaction? To give an example to people who read the first sentence, the first sentence “doesn’t really mean midnight at the start of Friday”.
Since the common usage conflicts with the technical definition, if you want to be totally clear, use other words or other times.
What is that in
the text “Friday night at midnight at midnight at midnight: Midnight in the night which follows Friday evening”?
Midnight tonight
This means (to me) the midnight following today.
11:59 PM Friday
12:01 AM Saturday
- 13840 views
- 447 answers
- 4716 votes
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Asked on March 28, 2022 in Meaning.
By most definitions, the date changes at midnight. What is that at the precise stroke of 12:00.00? That time, along with 12:00:00 noon, are technically neither PM or AM because AM and PM mean “ante-meridiem” and “post-meridiem”, and noon and midnight are neither ante nor post meridiem. How much time do people remember when they say 12:00:00 and my date is 12:00:01. Since this date change
just before midnight, it is always the same day. Midnight upon the 10th actually means at the start of the 10th, but people say it to be at the end of the 10th.
If I said I’ll meet you Friday at midnight or I’ll meet you Friday night at midnight you (and most people) would probably probably interpret both times as the midnight that follows Friday noon. What’s your reaction? To give an example to people who read the first sentence, the first sentence “doesn’t really mean midnight at the start of Friday”.
Since the common usage conflicts with the technical definition, if you want to be totally clear, use other words or other times.
What is that in
the text “Friday night at midnight at midnight at midnight: Midnight in the night which follows Friday evening”?
Midnight tonight
This means (to me) the midnight following today.
11:59 PM Friday
12:01 AM Saturday
- 13840 views
- 447 answers
- 4716 votes
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Asked on March 27, 2022 in Meaning.
By most definitions, the date changes at midnight. What is that at the precise stroke of 12:00.00? That time, along with 12:00:00 noon, are technically neither PM or AM because AM and PM mean “ante-meridiem” and “post-meridiem”, and noon and midnight are neither ante nor post meridiem. How much time do people remember when they say 12:00:00 and my date is 12:00:01. Since this date change
just before midnight, it is always the same day. Midnight upon the 10th actually means at the start of the 10th, but people say it to be at the end of the 10th.
If I said I’ll meet you Friday at midnight or I’ll meet you Friday night at midnight you (and most people) would probably probably interpret both times as the midnight that follows Friday noon. What’s your reaction? To give an example to people who read the first sentence, the first sentence “doesn’t really mean midnight at the start of Friday”.
Since the common usage conflicts with the technical definition, if you want to be totally clear, use other words or other times.
What is that in
the text “Friday night at midnight at midnight at midnight: Midnight in the night which follows Friday evening”?
Midnight tonight
This means (to me) the midnight following today.
11:59 PM Friday
12:01 AM Saturday
- 13840 views
- 447 answers
- 4716 votes
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Asked on March 26, 2022 in Meaning.
By most definitions, the date changes at midnight. What is that at the precise stroke of 12:00.00? That time, along with 12:00:00 noon, are technically neither PM or AM because AM and PM mean “ante-meridiem” and “post-meridiem”, and noon and midnight are neither ante nor post meridiem. How much time do people remember when they say 12:00:00 and my date is 12:00:01. Since this date change
just before midnight, it is always the same day. Midnight upon the 10th actually means at the start of the 10th, but people say it to be at the end of the 10th.
If I said I’ll meet you Friday at midnight or I’ll meet you Friday night at midnight you (and most people) would probably probably interpret both times as the midnight that follows Friday noon. What’s your reaction? To give an example to people who read the first sentence, the first sentence “doesn’t really mean midnight at the start of Friday”.
Since the common usage conflicts with the technical definition, if you want to be totally clear, use other words or other times.
What is that in
the text “Friday night at midnight at midnight at midnight: Midnight in the night which follows Friday evening”?
Midnight tonight
This means (to me) the midnight following today.
11:59 PM Friday
12:01 AM Saturday
- 13840 views
- 447 answers
- 4716 votes
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Asked on March 24, 2022 in Meaning.
By most definitions, the date changes at midnight. What is that at the precise stroke of 12:00.00? That time, along with 12:00:00 noon, are technically neither PM or AM because AM and PM mean “ante-meridiem” and “post-meridiem”, and noon and midnight are neither ante nor post meridiem. How much time do people remember when they say 12:00:00 and my date is 12:00:01. Since this date change
just before midnight, it is always the same day. Midnight upon the 10th actually means at the start of the 10th, but people say it to be at the end of the 10th.
If I said I’ll meet you Friday at midnight or I’ll meet you Friday night at midnight you (and most people) would probably probably interpret both times as the midnight that follows Friday noon. What’s your reaction? To give an example to people who read the first sentence, the first sentence “doesn’t really mean midnight at the start of Friday”.
Since the common usage conflicts with the technical definition, if you want to be totally clear, use other words or other times.
What is that in
the text “Friday night at midnight at midnight at midnight: Midnight in the night which follows Friday evening”?
Midnight tonight
This means (to me) the midnight following today.
11:59 PM Friday
12:01 AM Saturday
- 13840 views
- 447 answers
- 4716 votes
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Asked on March 24, 2022 in Meaning.
By most definitions, the date changes at midnight. What is that at the precise stroke of 12:00.00? That time, along with 12:00:00 noon, are technically neither PM or AM because AM and PM mean “ante-meridiem” and “post-meridiem”, and noon and midnight are neither ante nor post meridiem. How much time do people remember when they say 12:00:00 and my date is 12:00:01. Since this date change
just before midnight, it is always the same day. Midnight upon the 10th actually means at the start of the 10th, but people say it to be at the end of the 10th.
If I said I’ll meet you Friday at midnight or I’ll meet you Friday night at midnight you (and most people) would probably probably interpret both times as the midnight that follows Friday noon. What’s your reaction? To give an example to people who read the first sentence, the first sentence “doesn’t really mean midnight at the start of Friday”.
Since the common usage conflicts with the technical definition, if you want to be totally clear, use other words or other times.
What is that in
the text “Friday night at midnight at midnight at midnight: Midnight in the night which follows Friday evening”?
Midnight tonight
This means (to me) the midnight following today.
11:59 PM Friday
12:01 AM Saturday
- 13840 views
- 447 answers
- 4716 votes