Is it AM, a.m., or am?

[Drakkon]

just a pole since no one else at work can seem to decide

 

[FoBoT]

all are ok with me

 

[Anubis]

am, pm

 

[Kalvin00]

Yep, all of them are fine...but I think correctly its A.M. and P.M.

 

[Bootprint]

Any of the above, along with A or P.

 

[FoBoT]

but 24 hour time is best, eliminates the whole mess

 

[b0mbrman]

I actually spell it out whenever I write the time.

Guy: What time is it?
Me: Seven Ante Meridiem

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
but 24 hour time is best, eliminates the whole mess

As long as it's specified.

I heard of one couple who looked at their airline tickets and saw something like 9:30 and presumed it was 21:30 when the flight really left at 9:30a.

 

[alexjohnson16]

The AP style is a.m. and p.m.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00
Yep, all of them are fine...but I think correctly its A.M. and P.M.

yup

 

[biostud]

I am
PM, Private Message

 

[Injury]

It is an abbrevisation, so at the least it should have periods after each letter. There is no reason to capitalize either of the words, so lowercase letters, too.

But AFAIC, do whatever the heck you want to do.

 

[Baked]

AMPM, too much good stuff.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Bootprint

Originally posted by: FoBoT
but 24 hour time is best, eliminates the whole mess

As long as it's specified.

I heard of one couple who looked at their airline tickets and saw something like 9:30 and presumed it was 21:30 when the flight really left at 9:30a.

Doh! If it's being given in 24 hour format, single-digit hours should always get a leading zero. 9:30 is ambiguous, but 09:30 should not be.

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00
Yep, all of them are fine...but I think correctly its A.M. and P.M.

Most technically correct includes lower case, and punctuation.

 

[3chordcharlie]

I"m gonna go with AM and p.m.

 

[piroroadkill]

24 hour is the only valid format that can be used out of the two common time formats. 12 hour is pure retardedness.

All 24 hour times should be given with leading zeros, always always.