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Originally Posted by borked
Maybe in English it's rarely used, but the French use the 24h format all the time, written or spoken. The French are always more logical  |
so when you answer the question "when do we meet for drinks tonight" you (or french) says "at 21th hour"? Not "at 9"? Strange.
In most 24 hour clock countries "21th hour" instead of "9th hour" in spoken language are rarely used. Usually its just 9th (evening or morning is implied) or they say "9 in the evening/morning" if its not implied.
More common use in spoken language is when somebody asks "whats the time?" and you say time by looking at your digital watch (on the phone etc).