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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[–] [S] 23 points 2 years ago (6 children)

You mean freedom minutes, right??

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Sorry, you're right. And stars and stripes minutes

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    The freedom clock, where hours are called "freedoms", minutes are called "stars" and seconds are called "stripes".

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