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Americans have asked me why I write "2/12/2022" or "2 December" when "it's not pronounced that way". Well, I pronounce it [the] 2nd of December. Just like they
by Symbiote 4y ago
Americans have asked me why I write "2/12/2022" or "2 December" when "it's not pronounced that way".
Well, I pronounce it [the] 2nd of December. Just like they say "4th July!", but only for that single day.
- cameronh90 4y agoIt's ironic that Americans pronounce their independence day in British format.
- pimlottc 4y agoI would suggest it’s completely intentional to pronounce “Fourth of July” differently to distinguish it from every other day.
- jagthebeetle 4y agoActually, Americans wouldn't say "fourth July" – that would likely connote "the fourth iteration of July" in some longer timespan (e.g. "In the fourth July of my adolescence"). "Fourth _of_ July" (or "July fourth") are the Americanisms here.
- civopsec 4y agoGiven that they wrote “2nd of December” that was probably just a blunder.
- Symbiote 4y agoIn Britain we usually write "2 December" or "2nd December" even though it's spoken as "the second of December". The words are often slurred together, "the second've December" or "th'second've December"; "the thirtieth've April". Actually pronouncing it carefully with a clear "of" emphasizes the date, either for clarity or because it's otherwise important.