For best results:
Use ordinal numbers for dates 1-20 (for example: "October first twenty fifteen", "December tenth two thousand sixteen", "March fifteenth nineteen seventy three")
Say AM and PM when dictating time.
Say This... | To Display This... |
May twenty-third two thousand eighteen | May 23, 2018 |
may twenty-third twenty eighteen | May 23, 2018 |
five twenty-three twenty eighteen -OR- 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. | 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 |