how do we know in question if it meant to be 24 hour clock or 12 hour?

Carol W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

how do we know in question if it meant to be 24 hour clock or 12 hour?

question was write 25 to midnight, previously been told that past noon should use 24 hour clock so wrote vingt-trois trente-cinc , but yet again it wrong and said minuit moins vingt cinq

This question relates to:French lesson "Telling time in French - general 12-hour clock rules"

Asked 3 years ago

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Carol,

With minuit you wouldn't use the 24-hour clock unless you were in the military and wanted a very precise time.

In that case, the answer anyway would have been -

vingt-trois heures trente-cinq

and the only accepted answer is

minuit moins vingt-cinq

Bonne Continuation!

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Could be a typo (cinc instead of cinq)?

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Carol W. asked:

how do we know in question if it meant to be 24 hour clock or 12 hour?

question was write 25 to midnight, previously been told that past noon should use 24 hour clock so wrote vingt-trois trente-cinc , but yet again it wrong and said minuit moins vingt cinq

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