.....against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, just before 08:00, on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941.
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How do you read "08:00"?
1. eight o'clock.
2. zero eight zero zero
3. O eight O O
4. oh eight oh oh
5. oh eight double o
as I see it, #3 and 4 are exactly the same.
By the way, the military people also usually write it 0800, not 08:00.
#1 is the best.
Military people would say, “Oh eight hundred.”
To read the time "08:00," you can interpret it in a few different ways:
1. "Eight o'clock": This is the standard way of reading the time, using the number "eight" to represent the hour and "o'clock" to indicate that it is a specific hour.
2. "Zero eight zero zero": This is a more concise representation of the time using military or 24-hour clock format. In this method, the number "zero" is used in place of the digit "0" to indicate the hour and minute placeholders.
3. "O eight O O": This is another way of reading the time using military or 24-hour clock format. Instead of saying "zero" for the digits of "0," the letter "o" is used to indicate the placeholders.
4. "Oh eight oh oh": This is a phonetic representation of "08:00" commonly used in informal or verbal communication. Here, the word "oh" is used to indicate the digit "0" in both the hour and minute placeholders.
5. "Oh eight double o": This method is similar to option 4 but uses "double o" instead of "oh oh" to represent the minute placeholders. This phrasing is also sometimes used informally or in verbal communication.
All five options are correct interpretations of the time "08:00," but they may be used in different contexts or preferences by individuals.