3 billion using DMY
1.5 billion using YMD
(both of those have a logical sequence)
0.3 billion using MDY (quite illogical, but US just has to be different). Boring.
Originally posted by Great Big Stees It's come and gone here and I'm now APOPLECTIC because I spent a ton of money on a magical spaceship that I didn't need.😠
Originally posted by divegeester The horsemen move in mysterious ways brother.
Ya well I'll just put it away till the next time I guess. Hopefully it comes sooner than later because now I have to pay for it's storage... Man I'm pissed.😠
Originally posted by Kewpie 3 billion using DMY
1.5 billion using YMD
(both of those have a logical sequence)
0.3 billion using MDY (quite illogical, but US just has to be different). Boring.
No, conformity is boring. I'll give you that the other formats are more logical.
Originally posted by HandyAndy Month/day/year is perfectly logical. We usually say "December 12th" rather than "the 12th of December."
Month/day is an entity in itself. Today is more than just a day in December and not just the 12th.. it is [b]December 12th.[/b]
The choice of "Dec 12" or "12 Dec" is arbitrary. An ideal logical system makes sense in all cases. "Dec 12" is fine until you start including the year, so "12 Dec" should be preferred.
No matter - I was just trying to tweak the US-bashers. Standards often don't make sense logically. I am typing in a language that has twisted rules like "I before E except after C, except in words sounding like A, as in NEIGHBOR and WEIGH" (but that still doesn't account for the word SEIZE), on a keyboard that was designed to slow down even the fastest typist.
11 Dec '13 07:40
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