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Subject:Re: a.m. vs A.M. From:Beverly Parks <bparks -at- HUACHUCA-EMH1 -dot- ARMY -dot- MIL> Date:Thu, 22 Dec 1994 14:47:19 MST
Gordon,
Thanks for the laugh! That was great!
Beverly Parks
bparks -at- huachuca-emh1 -dot- army -dot- mil
> From: Gordon Meyer <gui -dot- gordon -at- GENIE -dot- GEIS -dot- COM>
> According to the Erisian Manual of Style, "a.m." indicates standard
> time, and "A.M." indicates that daylight savings time is in use.
> Conversly, "P.M." is used during full and new lunar cycles, "p.m."
> during all other phases. The stated rationale is that the larger
> sources of light (during daylight savings and full moons) cast longer
> shadows on the page so capital letters are needed to ensure
> readability.
