this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2023
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Why change the way you read a clock? year/month/day hour:minute:second
You would never read a clock as minute:second:hour, which is analagous to how Americans phrase dates.
The 12-hour system is similar to this issue
Lot of people say "half passed" or "quarter 'til" and optionally include the hour.
I don't, but some people do.