Daylight saving(s?)

[The MoUsY spell-checker]

Here in Sydney, Australia, daylight saving started today. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, it might have just ended when you see this. Now, whether you like it or not, there's one thing I wonder about: should it be "daylight saving" or "daylight savings?"

I first thought about this earlier on this year when I first got my HSC timetable. There is "DAYLIGHT SAVINGS COMMENCE" printed on it on the appropriate date. A teacher tried to ask the class whether there should be an S or not, and someone said "mind your own subject area" (that was a maths teacher).

Well, this is certainly our subject area. I know that both spellings are commonly used, but which one do you use? Do you think the other one doesn't sound as appropriate?  

[The Man who was Thursday]

Daylight saving time.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

When I was a kid, I thought it was "daylight savings time". Now that I'm older, dropping the S seems more appropriate. Savings are what we keep in our bank accounts, but this is about "saving" daylight by setting the clock forward an hour. Of course we really know it's all about adding another hour of daylight for stores to stay open, but whatever.

edit: I was rather curious and did a Google search for "daylight savings time". All the results came back without the S.  

[The MoUsY spell-checker]

I thought it should be "daylight saving time" without the S too. It's time when we save daylight, so it's "daylight saving" time. That teacher said the S made it confusing, as if it's a savings account.  

[CrossCountrySprinter]

I, personally, believe it is used with a "S". I think it just sounds more appropriate.  

[stevetom]

obviously none of you have read the report on daylight savings by the onion.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/54363

in this case, it technically would be savings, but interestingly enough, the title of the article lists it as daylight saving time. go figure.  

[dark_elf]

I say it with an "s". Also you turn your clocks back on hour yesterday (or which ever day you had).  

[DNA_Guru]

The 's' really is unnecessary, superfluous even. Personally I say 'savings time' but it doesn't need to be. It's just what I've grown up saying.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

stevetom

obviously none of you have read the report on daylight savings by the onion.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/54363

in this case, it technically would be savings, but interestingly enough, the title of the article lists it as daylight saving time. go figure.

That's great! In that case it would be "savings". I think their attitude of requiring us to wake up earlier instead of giving us sunlight is appropriate for a Republican government as well. God forbid anything be free. rofl


This is a properly formatted sentence. The first letter of a sentence is ALWAYS capitalized. A sentence always ends in a punctuation mark, usually a period, but sometimes a question mark or exclamation point. Punctuation such as the comma, the colon and the semicolon are used as sentence pausers. Never should a sentence end with one of these.  

[Kairi_12]

Daylight Savings just ended for us over here in California. Thank goodness.  

[mr1989foster]

Daylight Saving. Always. You do not use a plural when talking about certain things. Daylight is one of them.  

[The Man who was Thursday]

mr1989foster

Daylight Saving. Always. You do not use a plural when talking about certain things. Daylight is one of them.

Your answer is correct, but your logic makes no sense.  

[Smoozle]

CrossCountrySprinter

I, personally, believe it is used with a "S". I think it just sounds more appropriate.

I agree, although I think it sounds better as "Savings" it makes more sense as "Saving"  

[MyOwnBestCritic]

Since "saving" is a verb, I say that no "s" should go on the end. However, everyone says it with the "s." What people say and what people write are often different depending on region.

And where I live, there is no Daylight Saving Time stressed  

[The Man who was Thursday]

MyOwnBestCritic

Since "saving" is a verb, I say that no "s" should go on the end. However, everyone says it with the "s." What people say and what people write are often different depending on region.

And where I live, there is no Daylight Saving Time stressed

actually saving is a gerund.