We do say "five dollars" while writing "$5", so saying and writing different things is not unheard of. And endiannes / sorting comes up in real life pretty oft

We do say "five dollars" while writing "$5", so saying and writing different things is not unheard of. And endiannes / sorting comes up in real life pretty often - scanning for large numbers in the price list, or finding stuff in the sorts list. I think if history turned differently, we could have had sane time format in the US.