Me 3. This is the obvious explanation. I have heard "20 of", but rarely, and it is not something you can work out yourself first time you hear it. I wonder where it originated?
I use both. Digital is less ambiguous though. Did you know that in German 'Halb Sieben' is not half past seven but half to seven- ie 6.30?!
I prefer the 24 hour clock too. A.m. and p.m. are just another thing to mix up. So few people know which is 12 a.m. and which 12 p.m. that I use 'Noon' and 'midnight' to be sure, to be sure ;-)
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Peckish
This is EXACTLY what I was thinking. I do not think this is a matter of not being able to tell time. I think it is a matter of being unfamiliar with the terminology. I am 43 and have never heard anyone give the time of day in those terms.