2006-10-01 11:51:10 · 9 answers · asked by ksw515 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Ante meridien and post meridien, meridien meaning midday. So AM is before midday and PM is post (after) midday.
2006-10-01 11:54:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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.
2006-10-01 13:42:01 · answer #2 · answered by Brian S 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Am Pm Stand For
2016-10-18 11:22:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
AM stands for At Morning. PM stands for Post Morning. Get it right. Jeez people. You are all ridiculous. I hate the human race and weep for this country
2015-03-01 13:46:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ante meridien and post meridien, meaning before mid day and after midday.
It definitely does not mean AM - after midight and PM - past morning.
2006-10-01 12:00:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
there are latin and am means Ante Meridiem but in english it means before noon and pm means Post Meridiem and in english it means after noon
2006-10-01 12:03:19 · answer #6 · answered by foxxylesley 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
called ante meridiem (a.m., from Latin, literally "before midday") and post meridiem (p.m., "after midday").
2006-10-01 11:57:15 · answer #7 · answered by goo321 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
anti peridiem
2014-10-13 05:52:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
anti meridian and post meridian
2006-10-01 23:51:46 · answer #9 · answered by ethelsed 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋