How to Say Dates & Times
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Say this... | To display this... |
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May twenty-third two thousand eighteen May twenty-third twenty eighteen | May 23, 2018 |
five twenty-three twenty eighteen five slash twenty-three slash two thousand eighteen | 5/23/2018 |
five dash twenty-three dash two thousand eighteen | 5-23-2018 |
two p m | 2 p.m. |
ten thirty a m | 10:30 a.m. |
between two p m and five p m | Between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. |
zero eight hundred hours oh eight hundred hours | 0800 hours |
zero zero twenty two hours zero zero two two hours Saying "oh oh" can cause recognition issues. These utterances can blend together, causing the dictation server to hear only one "oh". Best results are achieved by saying "zero zero". | 0022 hours |
fourteen thirty three hours fourteen three three hours one four three three hours | 1433 hours
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zero six fourteen hours oh six fourteen hours zero six one four hours oh six one four hours | 0614 hours |
| Patient was seen at zero zero thirty six hours | Patient was seen at 0036 hours |
| Patient was completely dilated at one eight five zero hours | Patient was completely dilated at 1850 hours |