ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: Digital time

Kooyeen — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:13:22 GMT

Hi Meisha, welcome to Englishforums.
I don't think you are interested in military time, are you? I think you live in a country where 24-hour digital clocks are used (like in my country). In the US, as far as I know, they commonly use 12-hour clocks, so you would see 11:05 PM (or just 11:05) instead of 23:05, and you'd read it as "eleven oh five" anyway.

Re: Digital time

Goodman — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:58:09 GMT

Hi,
Your question is about military time. In everyday life, not too many businesses or public services use this time.
23:05 is read as "twenty three o five", not zero five. In military time, AM/PM doesn't need to be identified because 12:59 is already PM and 11:59 is understood as AM.

Digital time

meisha — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:55:03 GMT

Hi everyone!

I'm wondering how we read the digital time in English.

Example:

10:30 => It's ten thirty.

12:15 => It's twelve fifteen.

But 23:05? => It's eleven "oh" five P.M. or/and twenty-three five.

Thank you very much in advance.