randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoAnd I thought that I had already seen the worst date format.i.vgy.meimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1imageAnd I thought that I had already seen the worst date format.i.vgy.merandint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squaredarklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoIs that not the format that’s actually used in the US? I mean, it’s utterly insane, but a lot of people really are used to having the components of the date in random order.
minus-squareStill@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agonope, we use the format that matches the words spoken so Friday September 15th, 2023 would be Fri 9/15/2023 sometimes the year is shortened
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agotake into account that your “words spoken” isn’t necessarily how other say it. For me, saying 15th of july of 2023 sounds way more natural in english.
minus-squareStill@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agous independence day is on July 4th, don’t really see how this is relevant to the conversation?
Is that not the format that’s actually used in the US? I mean, it’s utterly insane, but a lot of people really are used to having the components of the date in random order.
nope, we use the format that matches the words spoken so Friday September 15th, 2023 would be Fri 9/15/2023 sometimes the year is shortened
take into account that your “words spoken” isn’t necessarily how other say it. For me, saying 15th of july of 2023 sounds way more natural in english.
When is independence day?
us independence day is on July 4th, don’t really see how this is relevant to the conversation?