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* If the time reference is within a table, chart, or graphic or ancillary annotation where condensed formatting is desired and the time is an even hour, omitting the null minute figures is acceptable: 4pm, 9am–5pm, 12–1pm. | * If the time reference is within a table, chart, or graphic or ancillary annotation where condensed formatting is desired and the time is an even hour, omitting the null minute figures is acceptable: 4pm, 9am–5pm, 12–1pm. | ||
* Use figures (12:45pm) rather than words (twelve forty-five p.m.). | * Use figures (12:45pm) rather than words (twelve forty-five p.m.). | ||
* | * Phrases such as "o'clock", "noon", or "midnight", should not be used to reference specific times, however they may be used descriptively if it fits the tone: e.g., "A judge won't stay up past midnight to read your 70 page affidavit." | ||
* To express a range of time, use an en dash (–) with no space: 12:00pm–4:30pm. | * To express a range of time, use an en dash (–) with no space: 12:00pm–4:30pm. | ||
