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While it's confusing and I prefer y-m-d over both of those, the American way is based on the way dates are said in spoken (American) English. Hence things like
by HideousKojima 2y ago
While it's confusing and I prefer y-m-d over both of those, the American way is based on the way dates are said in spoken (American) English. Hence things like September 11th, 2001
- toxican 2y agoKind of feel like maybe any other date would've been a more appropriate example, but I get it. 9/11's just one of those things you can never forget.
- sk5t 2y agoOP’s backup choice is December 7, 1941.
- toxican 2y agoI'm beginning to harbor resentment
- XCabbage 2y agoIt's the most appropriate possible example here because for many non-American readers it will be the one date that they have heard spoken in American English enough times to recall how Americans say it. For people who don't have much connection to American culture, it may well be the ONLY date they have ever heard spoken the American way in their lives. (Indeed, this one specific date gets said the American way even in British English. We Brits don't do that for any other dates - we say "fourth of July" instead of "July fourth", for instance - but "September 11th" aka "9/11", uniquely among all dates, is written and said the American way in all dialects of English on the planet due to its significance to American culture.)
- RedNifre 2y agoWhy do they say "4th of July" then?
- okanat 2y agoThey were in a transitional phase of independence.