Table 1. Possible Time/Date Entries
Notation Interpretation
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10:15 P.M. 10/10/2001 10:15 PM on October 10, 2001
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12:15 7/4/2001 12:15 PM on July 4, 2001
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14:00 7/4/2001 2:00 PM on July 4, 2001
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8 A.M. Apr 15, 2001 8:00 AM on April 15 of the current year
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10:10 Sep 5, 2001 10:10 AM on September 5, 2001
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noon 12:00 PM today (or tomorrow)
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10 PM tomorrow 10:00 PM tomorrow
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teatime 4:00 PM today (or tomorrow)
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now + 5 minutes exactly 5 minutes from the current time
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now + 1 week exactly 1 week from the current time
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tomorrow + 1 hour exactly 25 hours from the current time
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