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In response to "Does midnight belong to the day before or the day after?" by prayformojo

Excellent question. Technically, neither. Practically, the day after (for reasons I've never agreed with). -- nm

Posted by mara Jun 30 '11, 11:28

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You are a facinating woman. -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 11:30
so if said 'i was out until midnight Friday', that would mean 11:59.59pm Thursday? -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 11:29 2
- Ha! Actually it means until midnight Saturday. :-) -- nm - mara Jun 30, 11:31
- technically yes, but context is always a powerful tool in parsing such sentences. -- nm - TFox Jun 30, 11:30
"Every day starts precisely at midnight..." -- (link) - mara Jun 30, 11:29

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