Why Don't We Eliminate 12 on our #Clocks? Pattern-after Military-Time & Call It #OhHundred (a.m. (#Midnight) or -p.m. (#Noon))? | @ArtOfManliness @StackExchaange @TimeAndDate
First I want to list 'the group of words' that cement "those tagged words" (below hyperlinked to a profitable discussion about 'the words for the 12-o'clocks') into your vocabulary ... deeper meanings that 'firm the foundations' upon which our lexicon stands ...
The word “Clocks ( #Clock #Clockwise #Clocking #Clocked #ClockMaker #ClockTower #ClockRadio #ClockWatcher #Clockwork)” is built on ancient words that Imitate the Bell.
The word “Oh-Hundred” is based on 'the way they say 12:00 a.m. in military-time' (I'm not sure why they use 'Hundred' and never Thousand, and the 'Oh' is short for Zero).
The word “Midnight ( #Midnghts)” is built of Mid & Night.
The word “Noon ( #Noonday #Afternoon)” is built on ancient words that mean Nine (as the monks practiced fasting until the Ninth Hour after Sunrise, an hour they called |Nones---which was usually at about 3 p.m., and Etymonline isn't exactly sure why they moved Noon to '12 p.m.'---they guess it was the monks' wanting to end their fasting sooner, or maybe because the secular lunchtime was at 12 ...
(and they don't even mention the 'urban legend' that the sun must be directly overhead at noon).
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