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'Daylight Savings' Is Grammatically Incorrect (qz.com)

Posted by msmash on from the things-to-ponder dept.

A reader shares a report: We talk about time like it's money, and that may explain why we say "Daylight Savings Time," capitalizing the concept to emphasize its awesomeness. After all, who wouldn't want to be able to save hours like cash? The phrase "Daylight Savings Time," though commonly used in Australia, Canada, and the US, is technically incorrect. Time and Date, a website devoted to all things chronological, posits that the plural "savings" became popular because it's used in everyday contexts, like "savings account." The grammatically correct usage is "daylight saving time." The expression is singular and not capitalized, according to the US Government Publishing Office style guide. The GPO provides the guidance, "d.s.t., daylight saving (no 's') time."

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  1. Also... by Mats+Svensson · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whats the deal with "man-holes"?

  2. Totally by Jfetjunky · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because that's TOTALLY why everyone hates it, the incorrect grammar.

  3. Get rid of it. by grub · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was always a proponent of Daylight Saving Time. Moving all the clocks ahead or back an hour was always a lot of fun.

    This, though, ruins it for me. I think we should ban DST altogether.

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    1. Re:Get rid of it. by Virtex · · Score: 5, Funny

      I want my sunlight at the beginning AND end of the work day. Can't we just fall back in the mornings and spring forward in the afternoon? The shorter work day would be nice too!

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