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Originally posted by Chrawnus View PostThat's an acceptable (perhaps even superior) format as well. This is more a case of me being opposed to the dumb "mm/dd/yyyy"-format than it is me being in support of the "dd/mm/yyyy"-format.
But, logically, in a conversation you say, "today is May 9th, 2019". Generally you don't say (at least where I live), " today is 9th May, 2019".
It might be different elsewhere, but that's how it is here. Month, day, and year.
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Originally posted by mossrose View PostBut, logically, in a conversation you say, "today is May 9th, 2019". Generally you don't say (at least where I live), " today is 9th May, 2019".
It might be different elsewhere, but that's how it is here. Month, day, and year.
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Originally posted by Chrawnus View PostThat's only because the English language is a stupid language. The fact that it sounds more natural to say the month before the day in English is proof that it's a stupid language.
You're right. It is stupid. But it's all I've got.
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Originally posted by Chrawnus View PostThat's only because the English language is a stupid language. The fact that it sounds more natural to say the month before the day in English is proof that it's a stupid language.If it weren't for the Resurrection of Jesus, we'd all be in DEEP TROUBLE!
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Originally posted by mossrose View PostBut, logically, in a conversation you say, "today is May 9th, 2019". Generally you don't say (at least where I live), " today is 9th May, 2019".
It might be different elsewhere, but that's how it is here. Month, day, and year.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI almost always say it like "I'll meet you on Saturday, 18 May", and I've had people tell me "I remembered the date because you said it funny".
'Muricans always do stuff funny.
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Originally posted by mossrose View Post'Muricans always do stuff funny.
It's just wired into us, I guess!The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Chrawnus View PostThat's only because the English language is a stupid language. The fact that it sounds more natural to say the month before the day in English is proof that it's a stupid language.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI almost always say it like "I'll meet you on Saturday, 18 May", and I've had people tell me "I remembered the date because you said it funny".
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Originally posted by Sparko View Posthow do you say it in Finlandneze? (I refuse to call it Finnish, cuz that sounds stupid)
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Originally posted by Chrawnus View PostSwedish is my native language, not Finnish, but in both cases we would say "[ordinal number] [name of month]", which in Swedish would be (if we take my birthday March 2nd as an example), "andra Mars" and in Finnish "toinen maaliskuuta".The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Chrawnus View PostSwedish is my native language, not Finnish, but in both cases we would say "[ordinal number] [name of month]", which in Swedish would be (if we take my birthday March 2nd as an example), "andra Mars" and in Finnish "toinen maaliskuuta".
Do you know this guy?
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Originally posted by Chrawnus View PostFirst, second, third and so on...
(kidding - I'm just impressed by the jargon!)The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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