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I think that it is as simple as how people say and write dates in full. In the USA people say July fourth most of the time, but in the UK people say the first o
by memracom 13y ago
I think that it is as simple as how people say and write dates in full. In the USA people say July fourth most of the time, but in the UK people say the first of May more often. And the year is often not necessary in spoken communication. Especially in daily business where most talk is about short term deadlines "I promised Fred we would deliver by the 4th of June".
Probably if you dig deep enough you will find that some printer of calendars (maybe even preceding Ben Franklin) just happened to print with the month first on every page and that was enough of a tipping point.
- dingaling 13y ago> In the USA people say July fourth most of the time Most of the USians with whom I work say 'Fourth of July'! But then proceed to write it 'backwards'.
- jonhuber 13y agoYes, but most wouldn't say 2nd of July or 3rd of July. I feel it is said that way because of the holiday status.
- Jongseong 13y ago'Fourth of July' is pretty much the exclusive form for the Independence Day of the U.S. and is an exceptional case. It is preceded by 'July third' and followed by 'July fifth'. Even other significant dates usually don't get special treatment, e.g. 'September Eleventh' or 'December Seventh'.