the word "noon"

I have heard that the word "noon" sounds antiquated to British ears, but I'm wondering if they have an equivalent to this word. Or is it just 12:00? How would one distinguish between noon and midnight, if one wanted to?

by saying noon or midnight or simple 12:00PM or respectevely 12:00AM.

Oh, I wasn't aware that such a common word in the US sounds antiquated to British ears.

They say "midday", if I'm not mistaken.

I was wondering whether they used "midday" instead of noon. I use it, but to refer to the hours around noon, not noon specifically,

I have just checked in Oxford dictionary. And yes, midday is 12 o'clock in the day.

We say all noon all the time in Australia. I'm surprised to hear that it is antiquated in UK

Ori, I know that midday means noon, but in the US, we generally use noon. However, I would say something like "I try to avoid the midday sun", and I don't mean only right at 12:00.

I hardly hear fellow kiwis say 'noon' by it self as a point in time but say '12 noon' or '12 midday' . Dont word we wont ever say '1,2,etc noon' What else can you indicate that it is '12 noon'? I would say 'half sun' as well. Any others?

Typo 'worry' not 'word' in the second line

Both "noon" and "12 noon" is used in Aust.

It is amazing have close we are (NZ and OZ) the common history and how our own little local languages develop over the years. Who know Frances we may dont understand each other in a generation or two....

Hey Frances on a another topic between us who do you think between OZ and NZ become a republic first?

I personally think we may become a republic first. Our Government had started by removing withdrawing our highest court from the UK and at the moment of changing the flag removing the British Jack of it.

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We also say 12 noon in the US.

I'd be surprised to hear that "noon" sounds antiquated to Poms to. It sounds fine to me but I'd also use "midday".

Joel,

There is a possibility that neither Oz nor NZ ever become a republic. It's been almost two decades since you were able to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council from Australia. The movement to change the Aussie flag has also been going for a very long time but, of course, you can change to flag and not become a republic, c.f. Canada. The republican movement has a long history to. However, Aussies have recently voted against one republican proposal.