Plum@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoNames for the number 0 in Englishen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down13
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkNames for the number 0 in Englishen.wikipedia.orgPlum@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square3linkfedilink
minus-squareJilanico@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 months agoI think there’s a term missing from the article. In the military, “balls” is used for zeros in military time when specifying time between 24:00 and 01:00. Like 30 min after midnight is 00:30 or “balls thirty”.
minus-squareジン@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI learned this through incessant asking what my bosses meant by “balls-o-clock” Stellar post btw
minus-squareJilanico@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoSoooo who’s going to add it to the article? 😁
I think there’s a term missing from the article. In the military, “balls” is used for zeros in military time when specifying time between 24:00 and 01:00. Like 30 min after midnight is 00:30 or “balls thirty”.
I learned this through incessant asking what my bosses meant by “balls-o-clock”
Stellar post btw
Soooo who’s going to add it to the article? 😁