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Re: [PATCH] cy_GB/en_GB: set am/pm in times


On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Nix <nix@esperi.org.uk> wrote:
> Lowercase 'am', 'pm', definitely. I just checked a bunch of official
> stuff from the UK govt (that being the only place I could recall the
> uppercase being used, other than very old works of fiction), and even
> they are using lowercase now. Uppercase AM/PM is pretty much dead.
>
> Dating changes, not so important. There is wild diversity: 'Wed 12 Apr
> 2012', 'Wed 12th April 2012', 'April 12th' '12/4/2012', '12/4/12',
> '12-04-2012', '12-04-12' are all commonly seen, as are other variations.
>
> As Mike says, one variation that is almost never seen is 'Wed[nesday]
> April 12th', i.e., if the name of the day appears, and the number of the
> day appears, they are always tied together, never separated.

Thanks, so your only suggestion is:

* Lower case `am' and `pm'.

Cheers,
Carlos.


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