Trouble Of Times.
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Warrior
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written Sunday, May 1 2005 09:49
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What does AM/PM stand for? Posts: 54 | Registered: Monday, April 11 2005 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Sunday, May 1 2005 09:57
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AnteMeridian/PostMeridian -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, May 1 2005 10:16
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Or in broader terms, it's how we tell the difference between morning and afternoon times. AM starts at midnight, PM starts at noon. -------------------- Forever Always on Past the End tracihedlund@charter.net[/url] TrueSite for Blades - Blades Walkthroughs Pixle Profusion - BoE Graphics Archive Posts: 563 | Registered: Tuesday, July 27 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Sunday, May 1 2005 10:22
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Isnt Greenwich at Prime Meridian and so AM/PM is before and after? Or,.... meridian stands for midnight, or rather, middle? Posts: 54 | Registered: Monday, April 11 2005 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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The meridian is the middle of the day, noon. Antemeridian is before noon, and postmeridian is after. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Sunday, May 1 2005 12:56
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Greenwich is the zero Meridian of geographical length. -------------------- ^ö^ vegetarians are sexy. Posts: 1420 | Registered: Wednesday, October 2 2002 07:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Sunday, May 1 2005 19:01
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Meridians are the lines of longitude. AM and PM stand for ante meridiem and post meridiem, which are simply Latin for 'before midday' and 'after midday' respectively. -------------------- It is not enough to discover how things seem to seem. We must discover how things really seem. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Sunday, May 1 2005 20:27
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Wow, how did I not make that connection before :o -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, May 1 2005 21:13
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When I was younger, I used to just think of it as 'after midnight' and 'post midday'. I know that its stupid, and I know the real ones now, but I still thought it was easier. Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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By Committee
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written Monday, May 2 2005 04:09
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The turn-of-the-19th-century British naval day started at noon. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, May 2 2005 05:55
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quote:So did I. Don't laugh, please, even though I was aware at that point that "Post" is equivalent to "After" and there is no reason to name those two things in two different languages. :rolleyes: -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, May 2 2005 12:45
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Well, P could also stand for "past", although there'd still be no good reason to use two different words to mean the same thing. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Master
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written Monday, May 2 2005 17:40
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quote:Actually, I though along those lines until I read the topic. How much we learn every day! -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, May 2 2005 21:23
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quote:Amazing. Of course, I didn't let nay-one know about that little way. I wanted to keep it to myself :D . -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. Polaris Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |