In a scientific or technical context, express precise measurements of elapsed time by means of the internationally recognized symbols of time d for day, h for hour, min for minute and s for second: Photograph below of a reproduction 3600 design ElTimeCo Clock. ElTimeCo clocks can be restored or recreated and parts are still available. 2:30:21.65 (hours, minutes, seconds, tenths, hundredths) ElTimeCo is a trade name used by Electric Time Company on clocks in the middle part of the 20th century.and not between 11:30 to 2:00 p.m.)įor elapsed time, use colons, periods and no spaces: From must be followed by to, and between by and: (or 9 a.m.–5 p.m.)ĭo not use the en dash if the sequence is introduced by from or between. Do not put a space on either side of the en dash: Use an en dash to link two figures that represent a continuous sequence. and 12 p.m., use the 24-hour system, or write out the time in words, depending on the context: To convert time from the 12-hour to the 24-hour system, simply add 12 hours to any hour after noon: 12-hour system Seconds may also be represented by a two-digit number ranging from 00 to 59, with a colon between minute and second: The colon is used as a separator between hour and minute: This attention to quality is supported by a. The hour is represented by a two-digit number ranging from 00 to 23 (or 24), while the minutes are represented by a two-digit number ranging from 00 to 59. Marathon products are manufactured with the utmost care and go through various quality control measures.
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Therefore, in documents presented in both official languages, and in all forms of international communication, it may be desirable to use the 24-hour system for representing time of day, in accordance with International Standard ISO 8601 and the Treasury Board Federal Identity Program Manual. The 24-hour system is used in specialized fields (such as the military) and in French Canada it is also the most commonly used system internationally. Megan usually leaves for work at about eight forty-five.I leave for work between eight and eight-thirty.When writing out the time of day in words, use a hyphen between the hour and the minutes, unless the minutes themselves are hyphenated: Time passed excruciatingly slowly-one o’clock, two o’clock, three o’clock ….We arrived shortly after half past seven ( or seven-thirty) in the evening.Drop by at around six o’clock for dinner.In approximations and descriptive text, write out whole, half and quarter hours in words, omitting the abbreviations a.m. are usually written in lower case, with periods and no internal spacing: A non-breaking space should be placed between the time and the abbreviation a.m. Time of dayĮxcept in descriptive text, write the exact time of day in numerical form. In references to time, follow the guidelines below. (A similar topic is discussed in French in the article HEURE (ÉCRITURE DE L’HEURE).) Twitter terminology (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau).telephone numbers (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau).
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