Στις 04/Μάρ/2005, ημέρα Παρασκευή και ώρα 10:23, ο/η Markus Kuhn έγραψε: > Simos Xenitellis wrote on 2005-02-14 23:19 UTC: > > officially in Greece we have the 12-hour clock > > Even in formal written communication, e.g. on bus/train time tables and > airport tickets? I have a hard time believing that. > > What does "officially" mean? Does Greece have any other standard for > time notation than ELOT EN 28601? I wonder if you actually have a copy of ELOT EN 28601 as we don't have. Perhaps you have a copy of the 28601 European Standard? My source is the EU Publication service, at http://publications.eu.int/code/el/el-4100800el.htm > Is a significant fraction of the Greek population unfamiliar with what > 23:59 means? I would answer empirically here as I do not have statistical information. In everyday life people use the 12-hour notation. Do a search for "μμ" (see below) on Google: http://www.google.com/search?q=%CE%BC%CE%BC&sourceid=firefox&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:el-GR:official You get over 500.000 hits. "μμ" is not used as shortcut for something else, so almost all hits count. > How do you write AM and PM traditionally using the Greek alphabet? am/AM is πμ/ΠΜ (προ μεσημβρίας) pm/PM is μμ/ΜΜ (μετά μεσημβρίας) > Why would you want to go back to something as broken and troublesome as > the 12-h time-of-day notation on a computer? I am trying my best for my language. If you can retrieve either standard: a. ELOT EN 28601 b. European Standard 28601 I would be happy to read them and figure out what is better. > Exercise: When is 12:00 AM today? That was about 4 hours and a half ago. I am cc:ing a Greek mailing list. Anyone has any contact at all with the guys at elot.gr to help out...? Simos