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haneeeen
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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!!!
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19 Nov 2009
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donapeter
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a.m - ante meridien - before noon ( ante = before) p.m. post meridien - after noon (post= after)
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19 Nov 2009
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cbjeffrey
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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
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tanya costa
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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
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Nabila Manzur
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a. m. = ante mer�diem
p. m. = post mer�diem
:)
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19 Nov 2009
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intra
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I agree with Nabila, it �s ante-meridiem and post-meridiem from Latin
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19 Nov 2009
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customer
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Nabila and Intra are right, for sure. |
19 Nov 2009
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