> not May, the 5th (but it does happen) The only time I see this is in the UK is on movie posters/trailer, e.g. "In cinemas May 5th", which I assume is due to

> not May, the 5th (but it does happen) The only time I see this is in the UK is on movie posters/trailer, e.g. "In cinemas May 5th", which I assume is due to re-using the US material. PS: 5th of May is a degenerate example, since it's 05/05 regardless of ordering PPS: 5th of May is also my birthday ;)