Q. What is the closest time to midnight?→答えを巡って議論が巻き起こってしまう、英語であることが重要な問題

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Q. What is the closest time to midnight?

Sudikshya @ChatGePT

@gunsnrosesgirl3 The closest time to midnight among the options given is D. 12:03 a.m.

2023-10-23 07:04:13
RandomPerson @Randopers

@ixtly @gunsnrosesgirl3 11:55 am is a whole 12 hours and 5 minutes from midnight

2023-10-23 07:06:44
JOC @jcano007

@gunsnrosesgirl3 If you read The Big Picture understanding Time arrow chapter, then its D, 12:03 am. Otherwise you’ll think it’s A 11:55am.

2023-10-23 07:07:22
Benji @wibblywobbily88

@gunsnrosesgirl3 A: 11:55am. 5mins until midnight B and D are just after midnight so farthest from midnight.

2023-10-23 07:05:03
José Ferrazza 🇧🇷 @JoseFerrazza

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Question doesn't specify which midnight we should compare. So, considering previous midnight, the best answer is C

2023-10-23 07:10:42
Indian Stats & Index @statsfeed_india

12.03am. Social media users appeared to have been thrown off by the question, and commented with different answers. Many thought the answer was D, because it is only three minutes away from midnight. But others countered that 12.03am is the closest after midnight, not to midnight, because time moves forward.

2023-10-23 07:00:37
Stephen Taylor @kscats11

@gunsnrosesgirl3 11:55 a.m. after 12:00 you move to the next midnight

2023-10-23 07:02:29
✌Therèse @ThereseBouwman

@gunsnrosesgirl3 B. Time is going forward. If you take it literally: D

2023-10-23 07:10:56
Airliner747 @airliner747MC

@gunsnrosesgirl3 By number of minutes or are we only counting time before 12AM? Because it’s either D or A…

2023-10-23 07:11:34
Janelle Taggart @jotsalotsa

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Answer is A 11:55. The “to midnight” implies before midnight.

2023-10-23 07:02:54
Gerrik @Gerrik_

@gunsnrosesgirl3 B. because you can't go back in time and have to wait 3 minutes less than D.

2023-10-23 07:04:45
Hakeem Tarabulsi @hakeemtarabulsi

@gunsnrosesgirl3 That's why I love the 24-hour clock, anyway, the answer is D.

2023-10-23 07:05:18
Hashi @Hashi09291528

@gunsnrosesgirl3 A. The question is closest time TO midnight. People that say D are answering the closest time FROM midnight.

2023-10-23 07:02:23