Poll: 12hr vs. 24hr

[tso0001]

Hey Escapsists easy question just for my curiosity but what time format do you prefer?

Whenever possible I ALWAYS use 24hr time, for some reason I just like it better.

 

[white_salad]

24 hour. Makes me feel like a badass when I say I'll see you at 0700. Like I'm going on a mission or some shit.

 

[Eponet]

Twelve Hour. I grew up with it, and thus find it faster to identify.

 

[Choppaduel]

I'm used to 12h and it often gets confusing. I wish I had grown up with the 24h model.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

Eh, my watches are on 12hr, so is my phone, but my PC is set to 24hr...
I have no real preference, really. Doesn't matter to me if it is 12hr or 24hr, both tell the time.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

Whilst i recognize both formats (24hr also referred to as Military or Zulu Time) i've not fully gotten used to reading and vocalizing the 24 clock format.

 

[Astoria]

I'm more used to 12 hour but I no trouble with 24 hour.

 

[DragonsAteMyMarbles]

I usually go with 12-hour, mainly because on those occasions when I haven't had enough sleep (weekdays) my poor little brain gets confused and I sometimes think 17:00 means 7pm instead of 5pm.

That and I have trouble saying it's "half past twenty-three" and keeping a straight face.

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

Grew up with 12 hour, but since I would like to join the military, I've been getting myself accustomed to 24 hour for the past 3 or 4 years.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

When I was younger 12 hour was my preferred format, being older my PC is in 24 so I've just gotten used to it. So both I suppose.

 

[Merkavar]

im not too fussed either way.

 

[JoJo]

I can use either, but I prefer 12h, mainly just because I've grown up with it. I'd like to switch to 24h ideally, but everyone around me still uses 12h.

 

[latenightapplepie]

12hr. I'm bad at maths, and so I sometimes get confused by 24hr times.

 

[Randeris]

Sorry Snooty, 24 hour time display isn't Zulu time, Greenwich mean time on the other hand is. For example as a Brisbane local I use GMT +10 hours.

Zulu timing (GMT, or i guess you could say +0) is commonly used by various military forces as it gives them a common time without worrying about timezone changes while traveling.

Oh, and I use 24 most of the time.

 

[darth.pixie]

I grew up with the 24 hour format and I use it everywhere but verbally I use the 12 hour one.

 

[SckizoBoy]

Depends on context, mostly 12hr, though, especially when in conversation.

Grew up that way, and it ain't broke, so I ain't fixing it...

 

[Sarge034]

24hr no confusion over am and pm.

 

[ScorpSt]

I grew up with 12 hour, so that's what I use. The only problem I run in to is when people say 12:00am/pm. Ok, I get it, but other people tend to get it reversed when they're talking. some people will say 12pm and think that means midnight when it means noon, so I tend to refer to 12am as Midnight and 12pm as Noon.

 

[Trippy Turtle]

twelve hour is just easier cause none of my friends do 24 hour

 

[Ultress]

I can read 24h and use it on things like my phone and DS but I use the 12h clock when talking with most people.It's easier that way.