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On 4/5/2011 22:34, Troy Piggins wrote:
* Rol_Lei Nut wrote : On 4/5/2011 14:56, whisky-dave wrote: [---=| Quote block shrinked by t-prot: 62 lines snipped |=---] listen. 04-01-2011... 01-04-2011 Was catering to the anglophones... I'm an anglophone and day/month/year has always seemed the most logical way of expressing dates. I have never been able to understand why you'd put month first. Talking about distances, you don't say you drove 50 metres, 26 kilometres and 44 millimetres. Talking about time even, you don't say the time is 53:11:24. Keep up, 'merica ![]() Differences in US & UK English usage. In my everyday life I *would* have typed 01-04-2011, but to make it easier for someone who I assumed was on the other side of the pond to understand, I put the month first (especially since he didn't seem to pick up hints very quickly). :-) |
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On Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:34:20 +1000, Troy Piggins wrote:
I'm an anglophone and day/month/year has always seemed the most logical way of expressing dates. I have never been able to understand why you'd put month first. Because thats the way you say it... April first, nineteen eleven 040111 But to keep it in order in your computer you need it the other way, 110401. |
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On Tue, 5 Apr 2011 18:47:50 -0700, Savageduck
wrote: On 2011-04-05 18:09:03 -0700, said: On Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:34:20 +1000, Troy Piggins wrote: I'm an anglophone and day/month/year has always seemed the most logical way of expressing dates. I have never been able to understand why you'd put month first. Because thats the way you say it... April first, nineteen eleven ...er twenty eleven. note that the century is not indicated! 040111 But to keep it in order in your computer you need it the other way, 110401. Certainly general US notation is Month-Day-Year. Hence, April the First, 2001, vs. The First of April 2011. However US military date convention is Day-Month-Year, I believe this was to remove the conflict & confusion factor with our European Allies starting with WWI French Canadians use that style, it can be confusing when using both American and Canadian dates... I personally hate the 'all number' system, and prefer the inclusion of the month as letters. Apl 1 is much clearer. I get happy birthday greetings all the time in April, but my birthday is in December... |
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* Savageduck wrote :
On 2011-04-05 18:09:03 -0700, said: On Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:34:20 +1000, Troy Piggins wrote: snip / Certainly general US notation is Month-Day-Year. Hence, April the First, 2001, vs. The First of April 2011. However US military date convention is Day-Month-Year, I believe this was to remove the conflict & confusion factor with our European Allies starting with WWI Yeah, wouldn't want to turn up to battle on the 4th of January when the rest of the troops are turning up 1st of April. ![]() -- Troy Piggins |
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On 2011-04-05 20:50:33 -0700, Troy Piggins said:
* Savageduck wrote : On 2011-04-05 18:09:03 -0700, said: On Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:34:20 +1000, Troy Piggins wrote: snip / Certainly general US notation is Month-Day-Year. Hence, April the First, 2001, vs. The First of April 2011. However US military date convention is Day-Month-Year, I believe this was to remove the conflict & confusion factor with our European Allies starting with WWI Yeah, wouldn't want to turn up to battle on the 4th of January when the rest of the troops are turning up 1st of April. ![]() Quite embarrassing when that sort of thing happens. It is also good to note that since the inception of NATO and SEATO, the US military has also adopted the metric system. Sometimes standardization works. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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whisky-dave wrote:
Rol_Lei Nut wrote: 04-01-2011.... 01-04-2011 2011-04-01 :-) |
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OK. I now understand that I am wearing the NOOB Jersey for 2011........ Thanks to an email I just read yesterday......... That's OK, I've worn the NOOB colors before. I am man enough to stand up tall and straight and accept that I fell for it. LOL Thanks guys. So does this mean I have to buy the next round too? |
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