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Subject:RE: how do you say? 12 O' clock in a manual? From:Ezriel Yellin <EzrielY -at- fundtech -dot- co -dot- il> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 10 Jan 2001 10:10:34 +0200
Archimede Ziviello wrote:
-> What's the best way to say 12 o clock in a manual?
According to the bible (a.k.a. the Microsoft Manual of Style V3)...
Use numerals to indicate the time of day. Use a 12-hour clock for domestic
documentation, including the minutes, followed by A.M. or P.M. To avoid
confusion, use 12:00 noon or 12:00 midnight for those precise times.
Correct
10:00 P.M.
12:01 A.M.
Incorrect
nine o'clock
10 P.M.
12:00 A.M.
regards
Ezriel Yellin, Technical Writer
Fundtech Ltd.
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