AM/PM
“AM” stands for
the Latin phrase Ante Meridiem —which means “before noon”—and “PM”
stands for Post Meridiem : “after noon.” Although digital clocks
routinely label noon “12:00 PM” you should avoid this expression not only
because it is incorrect, but because many people will imagine you are talking
about midnight instead. The same goes for “12:00 AM.” Just say or write “noon”
or “midnight” when you mean those precise times.
It is now rare
to see periods placed after these abbreviations: “A.M.” , but in formal writing
it is still preferable to capitalize them, though the lower-case “am” and “pm”
are now so popular they are not likely to get you into trouble.
Occasionally computer
programs encourage you to write “AM” and “PM” without a space before them, but
others will misread your data if you omit the space. The nonstandard habit of
omitting the space is spreading rapidly, and should be avoided in formal
writing.
تنبيه : المرجوا عدم نسخ الموضوع بدون ذكر مصدره المرفق بالرابط المباشر للموضوع الأصلي وإسم المدونة وشكرا
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