• Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 months ago

    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
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      2 months ago

      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”!