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> The natural flow in English is MDY, e.g. July 4th, 2024. I'm sure that's true. This seems more like US custom than the whole English language. "July 4th" so
by SideburnsOfDoom 2y ago
> The natural flow in English is MDY, e.g. July 4th, 2024.
I'm sure that's true. This seems more like US custom than the whole English language. "July 4th" sound a bit forced and not natural to me, and I am a native English speaker. Not US English though.
- SideburnsOfDoom 2y ago> I'm sure that's true. I accidentally an important word there. It should be "I'm not sure that's true." It's an English expression that's a bit understated: it means "I'm confident that this is wrong". You can't always argue from "what feels natural" - that's prone to mere familiarity (1), and someone else who is more used to the other way will have the opposite "feel". It's subjective, and not universal. 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mere-exposure_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mere-exposure_effect