Hmm. But if I observe that the US writes dates middle endian then no-one will know what I mean.
If, however, I point out that December 8 (as opposed to 8 December) is Just Wrong, I'm probably onto a better thing. December 8 means the 8th (instance of) December, like in Henry VII or Omen III, not the 8th (day of) December.
And if I see "best before January 04" on a US-bought lunch, would that mean it's 5 days out of date or I've got until the end of the month to eat it?
And all you BBC newsreaders: it's 11/9, not 9/11!!
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Date: 2004-01-09 03:00 am (UTC)If, however, I point out that December 8 (as opposed to 8 December) is Just Wrong, I'm probably onto a better thing. December 8 means the 8th (instance of) December, like in Henry VII or Omen III, not the 8th (day of) December.
And if I see "best before January 04" on a US-bought lunch, would that mean it's 5 days out of date or I've got until the end of the month to eat it?
And all you BBC newsreaders: it's 11/9, not 9/11!!
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Richard