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haneeeen
Tunisia

help!
 
Hii everyone!!
I just wanna ask you about sthg that I �m looking for since i �ve studied english.
what do we mean by the following time abreviation a.m and p.m.
my students ask me and still haven �t find an answer.
thanks!!!

19 Nov 2009      





donapeter
Romania

a.m - ante meridien - before noon ( ante = before)
p.m. post meridien - after noon (post= after) 

19 Nov 2009     



cbjeffrey
South Africa

a.m after midnight from 12 midnight to 12 in the afternoon
p.m after midday from 12 in the afternoon till 12 midnight

19 Nov 2009     



tanya costa
Portugal

Hello
 
a.m and p.m comes from Latin:a.m means "ante meridium"= before midday; and p.m means "post-meridium"= after midday.

19 Nov 2009     



Nabila Manzur
Argentina

a. m. = ante merdiem
p. m. = post merdiem

:)

19 Nov 2009     



intra
Poland

I agree with Nabila, it �s ante-meridiem and post-meridiem from Latin

19 Nov 2009     



customer
Italy

 
Nabila and Intra are right, for sure.

19 Nov 2009