Okay, AP style is officially ridiculously stupid.
My editor calls me about a story I wrote stating that a murder occurred at midnight Nov. 24, referring to the beginning of the morning of Nov. 24.
She says "isn't midnight the end of the previous day?" meaning the 23rd. I battled her out for it, stating that of course not, midnight was 12 a.m., meaning 12 a.m. the 24th.
My source was Wikipedia and a few others (including common sense and the rest of the freaking world).
Her source was the AP stylebook. The associated press is such a mother (expletive) sometimes; only AP would suggest 12 a.m. is the end of a previous day. She won. Damn it.
Dear Associated Press: STOP BEING DISAGREEABLE.
Does any of this make sense to you guys? Do you agree with AP or me? Who do you love more?
My editor calls me about a story I wrote stating that a murder occurred at midnight Nov. 24, referring to the beginning of the morning of Nov. 24.
She says "isn't midnight the end of the previous day?" meaning the 23rd. I battled her out for it, stating that of course not, midnight was 12 a.m., meaning 12 a.m. the 24th.
My source was Wikipedia and a few others (including common sense and the rest of the freaking world).
Her source was the AP stylebook. The associated press is such a mother (expletive) sometimes; only AP would suggest 12 a.m. is the end of a previous day. She won. Damn it.
Dear Associated Press: STOP BEING DISAGREEABLE.
Does any of this make sense to you guys? Do you agree with AP or me? Who do you love more?