John Klein wrote: > So, long story longer: which group is right depends on what you mean > by "time zone". The dictionary says a time zone has to follow both > rules: it must be one of 24 longitudinal divisions and it must keep > the same time. Not every dictionary, for instance: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=time+zone But most do, which I find preposterous. Because... > So I suppose, according to the Keepers of the English Language, China > doesn't have any time zones at all (since it keeps different time in > those strips than other things which share the same strip do). I have a map of time zones on my wall. It is pretty old - the USSR is on it. Some of those time zones are not multiples of the full hour (India). Any definition that says China doesn't have a time zone is missing the point.