So, this actually provides an excellent example of a common misconception. It’s daylight saving time, not daylight savings. Because it’s not like a savings account for time, instead, it’s the time for saving daylight. Daylight-saving time.
So a more accurate reversal might be “night-heavy losing time”.
In summary, the scientific literature strongly argues against the switching between DST and Standard Time and even more so against adopting DST permanently.
There’s an 80s movie called Babes in Toyland (Keanu Reeves best film, IMO) where the people of Toyland saved so much daylight one year that they never had to have nighttime again (until the villain tried to plunge them into eternal night time).
Damn, while I made the meme it wondered why it was “savings”, because I was sure it is. Since English isn’t my first language I concluded there must be some arcane reason for it.
because I was sure it is. Since English isn’t my first language
To be fair, it’s an exceptionally common mistake. Even native speakers get it wrong a lot of the time. I think it’s because most people do think it’s referencing something similar to a “savings account”.
So, this actually provides an excellent example of a common misconception. It’s daylight saving time, not daylight savings. Because it’s not like a savings account for time, instead, it’s the time for saving daylight. Daylight-saving time.
So a more accurate reversal might be “night-heavy losing time”.
(Anyway, it doesn’t work.)
So calling it “losing time” is apt.
There’s an 80s movie called Babes in Toyland (Keanu Reeves best film, IMO) where the people of Toyland saved so much daylight one year that they never had to have nighttime again (until the villain tried to plunge them into eternal night time).
Damn, while I made the meme it wondered why it was “savings”, because I was sure it is. Since English isn’t my first language I concluded there must be some arcane reason for it.
Thanks for clarifying
To be fair, it’s an exceptionally common mistake. Even native speakers get it wrong a lot of the time. I think it’s because most people do think it’s referencing something similar to a “savings account”.
Still, I could of known.
(See what I did there?)
Thanks, I hate it.