July 12, 2018
11:16 a.m.
On 2018-07-11 23:58, Brian Inglis wrote:
Central European Time is the English localization of various EU and North African UTC+1 time zones and CET the abbreviation, all of which are referred to as time zones in common usage, and by some computer systems and applications.
A time zone is a region on the Earth's surface, as any dictionary tells us; but "Central European Time" is not a region but (an English name for) a measure of time used in one of these time zones. Exact wording helps (not only) when you want to make a point with a legislative body. Michael Deckers.