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Our Independence Day is probably a special case. Clearly language is flexible enough to say all the formats, but the date format we write matches the most commo
by gleenn 5y ago
Our Independence Day is probably a special case. Clearly language is flexible enough to say all the formats, but the date format we write matches the most common verbalization.
- chrisseaton 5y ago> people for hundreds of years have been saying "March second, nineteen sixty two" In many other English-speaking countries people usually say "the second of March, nineteen sixty two."
- dylan604 5y agoIdes of March vs March Ides.... twelve thirty or half twelve color or colour
- skeletonjelly 5y agoPretty funny America's most patriotic day is an edge case for something culturally American