Why is it that Americans refer to 24 hour time as military time? I understand that the military uses the 24hr format but I don’t understand why the general public would refer to it like that?

It makes it seem like it’s a foreign concept where as in a lot of countries it’s the norm.

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

It's definitely not standard in Canada. I wish it was. Every time I buy something, I have to figure out how to swap it to 24h mode.

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