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I thought so too for most of my life but living in the states has changed my perspective since the practice is coherent with spoken language. Now I mostly write
by _blk 3y ago
I thought so too for most of my life but living in the states has changed my perspective since the practice is coherent with spoken language. Now I mostly write out the month to make it clear. Let me just appeal to all Americans to use slashes as separators and not dots.
Side note: Military format 12MAR24 seems both concise and unbiguous but most people understandably find that unusual (just like ISO dates)
- adrianN 3y agoIs that March 24th, 1912?
- quesera 3y agoFor many years, I used "12 Mar 2024" in written form. But the convenience of ISO 8601 for electronic form is compelling, and it has slipped into my writing as well.
- someplaceguy 3y agoThe military format is ambiguous. For example, 12MAY24 means 2024-05-12 in English but it means 2024-03-12 in Manx Gaelic [1]. Also, tell me: what date is 10SKÁ11? Or 01DU02? Furthermore, a lexicographic sort will do the wrong thing. Better stick with ISO 8601. [1] https://gv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayrnt https://gv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayrnt
- shrimp_emoji 3y agoYep. Numbers > names, always. I'll go even further: months shouldn't even have names (which no longer even make sense, like October)! Neither should the days of the week, like the Chinese do it.
- wongarsu 3y ago12MAR24 is so close. If they just went with 12MAR2024 it would have been unambiguous. Of course it lacks many advantages of ISO8601 like sorting correctly in alphabetical sorting or working across languages, but it's a huge step up from 3/12/24.