American/European dates? - Page 2

Buck Birdseed · May 16, 2003, 18:59

Anyway, Elisabeth the second was the second elisabeth. Surely you're not claiming April second is the second month of april?

Adagio · May 16, 2003, 20:26

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Originally posted by Sir Ralph
Actually, both in German and Russian "First World War and Second World War" are the right order of words. Besides, I don't see what this has to do with dates.

Same here in Denmark...

GePap · May 16, 2003, 21:26

In Spanish it is First WW, Second WW, not WW2 or WW1

I liked the system I saw on Russian graves from the Second WW, where the month was a roman decimal. I think day went first too, so instead of 4.5.45 it would say 4.V.45

Spiffor · May 16, 2003, 21:37

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Originally posted by Oerdin
Ahh, but you see neither German or Russian nor even French are the de facto world language so guess who's going to win in this dispute?

Don't the Brits use the dd-mm-yy system too ?

Drogue · May 16, 2003, 22:07

Yes we do.

Spiffor · May 16, 2003, 22:12

Ahah ! Then the true de-facto world language uses the dd-mm-yy system too ! Your rough Yank ways, in the colonies, are doomed

Drogue · May 16, 2003, 22:25

Here here

Imran Siddiqui · May 16, 2003, 22:45

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Originally posted by Spiffor
Ahah ! Then the true de-facto world language uses the dd-mm-yy system too ! Your rough Yank ways, in the colonies, are doomed

But we rule the world now

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Spiffor · May 16, 2003, 22:47

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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
But we rule the world now

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Tsk. We know everything is masterminded in London, and you settlers are only doing the dirty job like you are designed to for centuries

Imran Siddiqui · May 16, 2003, 22:53

That's what we want the French to think. It's a big Anglo-alliance, also including Australia and Canada designed to strike at the French at the best possible moment.

Skanky Burns · May 16, 2003, 23:54

Australia uses the European (sensible) order for dates.
dd-mm-yyyy

Although I do prefer yyyy-mm-dd as every other measurement has the largest unit first and so on, so why not the date too?

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Except no one says, "12 January, 2003." We say "January 12, 2003."

Many people I know use either.

Edan · May 17, 2003, 00:20

Have you guys learned nothing from Star Trek? We should use Stardates

SlowwHand · May 17, 2003, 01:09

dd-mm-yy 16 48.48%

You'll be happy to know that the U.S. military would say today is 17 May 03.

Acclimation to military life will be easy for you.

Ted Striker · May 17, 2003, 01:10

eurocom standard is actually superior in this case

LoneWolf · May 17, 2003, 01:36

Well, day-month-year sounds logical, and certain types of Americans definitely like the Euro-cache.

Except no one in Europe actually speaks this way. My German in-laws always say "April 3, 2003". In german as well as English. So isn't writing the other way pretentious?

Adagio · May 17, 2003, 05:26

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Originally posted by LoneWolf
Except no one in Europe actually speaks this way. My German in-laws always say "April 3, 2003". In german as well as English. So isn't writing the other way pretentious?

Everybody I know says 3rd April 2003, instead of April 3rd 2003...

VJ · May 17, 2003, 05:38

Settler in the OT! O_o
Second in this week!

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It depends on the language, LW.

Spiffor · May 17, 2003, 05:40

Same here, both in France and Germany.

And Sloww :
your military writes dates exactly the same way the French people do

(we need a nyahnyahnyah smiley

). In France, you don't talk about the Second April 2003, but about the Two April 2003 (first is the only exception, yet it is not represented in written dates).

Rogan Josh · May 17, 2003, 05:48

Isn't it a bit silly that we have all these Europeans arguing English grammar with the Americans?

We all know that the Americans can't speak English properly, so why argue about it?

Harovan · May 17, 2003, 07:04

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Originally posted by LoneWolf
Except no one in Europe actually speaks this way. My German in-laws always say "April 3, 2003". In german as well as English. So isn't writing the other way pretentious?

Nobody in Germany talks this way, and believe me, I know a lot of them. Your statement "Except no one in Europe speaks this way" is completely false. At the countrary, most of Europeans talk so.

Buck Birdseed · May 17, 2003, 07:29

Right, who voted for yy-dd-mm?

Combat Ingrid · May 17, 2003, 07:42

I did. I meant yyyy-mm-dd, but it's difficult to hit the right button before you get your morning coffee

Skanky Burns · May 17, 2003, 08:23

Which is why you can never trust internet polls...

Hydey · May 17, 2003, 08:45

dd/mm/yyyy

alva · May 18, 2003, 19:35

Of course both the dutch and german speaking countries are somewhat of an exception when it comen to numbers anyway, I think we are the only ones who pronounce them in reverse.
87 --> seven-and-eighty instead of eighty-seven
Yeah

, even I get sometimes confused by this now

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Don't you say the: the second die-hard movie instead of the movie die-hard the second?

Skanky Burns · May 18, 2003, 20:45

Die-Hard two generally works.

Jaguar · May 18, 2003, 21:19

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Originally posted by Sir Ralph

Actually, both in German and Russian "First World War and Second World War" are the right order of words. Besides, I don't see what this has to do with dates.

You're allowed to say "Second World War" in Germany?

JCG · May 18, 2003, 21:47

dd-mm-yyyy is completely logical to me, and apparently to a lot of other people around the world.

Sikander · May 18, 2003, 21:55

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Originally posted by Buck Birdseed
Right, who voted for yy-dd-mm?

I did, as it's easier for the computer to sort. For humans I prefer the date system used by the U.S. military, eg 6 JUN 1944. It's logical, concise and precise.

Cruddy · May 18, 2003, 21:57

Nah. Everybody should switch to sidereal banana time. Think of the sales of new electronic appliances! Goodbye world recession. You know it makes sense.