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Apr 1, 2009, 6:03 am
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(The fully reverse system (where 07/6/12 is 12 June 2007) is useful for computer uses if you wat to sort file titles by date for example.)
Apr 2, 2009, 12:54 am
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I have no problem at all with year—month—day (as long as I know that's what it is).
I do find month—day—year to be extraordinarily illogical, however.
Ah well, as I say, when I'm producing a document I always put the months in words...
I do find month—day—year to be extraordinarily illogical, however.
Ah well, as I say, when I'm producing a document I always put the months in words...
Apr 2, 2009, 1:15 am
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It's all in the way the day is pronounced. Think about it.
May 1 2009 in the US is pronounced "May first, two thousand and nine." Hence it is written 5/1/2009.
May 1 2009 in the ROW is pronounced "The first of May, two thousand and nine." Hence it is written 1/5/2009.
It seems logical to me.
May 1 2009 in the US is pronounced "May first, two thousand and nine." Hence it is written 5/1/2009.
May 1 2009 in the ROW is pronounced "The first of May, two thousand and nine." Hence it is written 1/5/2009.
It seems logical to me.
Apr 2, 2009, 2:52 am
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It's all in the way the day is pronounced. Think about it.
May 1 2009 in the US is pronounced "May first, two thousand and nine." Hence it is written 5/1/2009.
May 1 2009 in the ROW is pronounced "The first of May, two thousand and nine." Hence it is written 1/5/2009.
It seems logical to me.
May 1 2009 in the US is pronounced "May first, two thousand and nine." Hence it is written 5/1/2009.
May 1 2009 in the ROW is pronounced "The first of May, two thousand and nine." Hence it is written 1/5/2009.
It seems logical to me.
But putting the day after the month, whether in writing or in speech, still seems illogical to me. Not a big deal, admittedly, but illogical...
Apr 3, 2009, 12:27 am
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It's all in the way the day is pronounced. Think about it.
May 1 2009 in the US is pronounced "May first, two thousand and nine." Hence it is written 5/1/2009.
May 1 2009 in the ROW is pronounced "The first of May, two thousand and nine." Hence it is written 1/5/2009.
It seems logical to me.
May 1 2009 in the US is pronounced "May first, two thousand and nine." Hence it is written 5/1/2009.
May 1 2009 in the ROW is pronounced "The first of May, two thousand and nine." Hence it is written 1/5/2009.
It seems logical to me.
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Apr 3, 2009, 5:48 am
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Apr 3, 2009, 7:49 pm
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May 8, 2009, 5:13 am
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Oooh burn, but so true!! You're welcome to our rejects 
And damn you menneca, you beat me to a metric jibe!
OP, best of luck sorting it out, but remember you've achieved the most important thing - you have a healthy baby
And damn you menneca, you beat me to a metric jibe!
OP, best of luck sorting it out, but remember you've achieved the most important thing - you have a healthy baby