> Yup. Linguistic confusion. TIME answers the question "what is the

time?",

> not "what time did it take?"
>

Helen,
excuse me if i wrong, but,
we can use TIME data type to store elapsed time if we have good enough
reasons.
if both time values in same day, we can use delta value to reset
start_time, to use as chronometer.
TIME allways gives an elapsed value if u ask "what is the time?"
because there is no date info in it.
so "what is the time?" is actually mean of "what time did it take?"
from midnight.
:P

Ali