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Different Perspective


Posted by: Player3Th0mas1
Americans...


dafuq is a pyramid doing to explaim an abstract measurement of time

  • 12.12.2012 11:39 PM PDT

Different Perspective


Posted by: Van Der Waal
I live in the USA and I do dd/mm/yy.


Living in the USA and being American are two different thing. *looks at non English speaking Mexicans fixing Neighbor's front garden*

  • 12.12.2012 11:42 PM PDT

I make a living of selling my body, and I don't mean sex.

You do know I was joking when I said 22nd month right? I really don't care if you use d/m/y or m/d/y but still prefer using the latter since its the one I grew up using.

Can't believe you made a thread about it.

  • 12.12.2012 11:44 PM PDT

Posted by: Altered Vista
Posted by: Player3Th0mas1
Americans...
dafuq is a pyramid doing to explaim an abstract measurement of ime
I'm pretty sure it's supposed to show how the smallest unit of measurement (day of the montth) is out of place when you consider how other things are generally organised (from small, to medium, to large, and in that order).

  • 12.12.2012 11:48 PM PDT


Posted by: dazarobbo
Posted by: Altered Vista
Posted by: Player3Th0mas1
Americans...
dafuq is a pyramid doing to explaim an abstract measurement of ime
I'm pretty sure it's supposed to show how the smallest unit of measurement (day of the montth) is out of place when you consider how other things are generally organised (from small, to medium, to large, and in that order).


This^^

Europe - dd/mm/yy small to big
Japan - yy-mm-dd big to small
America - mm/dd/yy medium to small to big

  • 12.12.2012 11:49 PM PDT

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You know whats even worse than that? When a bunch of forms follow different formats from one to another. I've recently applied for Canadian residency and in all of those damn forms you fill in it jumps from one to another randomly.

mm/dd/yyyy
dd/mm/yyyy
yyyy/mm/dd

Canadians!

  • 12.12.2012 11:50 PM PDT

GAAAAYYY

America = Fat -blam!- Idiots.

  • 12.12.2012 11:52 PM PDT

At least I don't say "Wauherbouhel"

  • 12.12.2012 11:55 PM PDT

Different Perspective


Posted by: Player3Th0mas1

Posted by: dazarobbo
Posted by: Altered Vista
Posted by: Player3Th0mas1
Americans...
dafuq is a pyramid doing to explaim an abstract measurement of ime
I'm pretty sure it's supposed to show how the smallest unit of measurement (day of the montth) is out of place when you consider how other things are generally organised (from small, to medium, to large, and in that order).


This^^

Europe - dd/mm/yy small to big
Japan - yy-mm-dd big to small
America - mm/dd/yy medium to small to big


What if when the world really ends it's October 2 or something like that? Then we've been doing it right all along.

stellinger: conspiracy

  • 12.12.2012 11:57 PM PDT

-I was here

If you ask me,

December 12th sounds much better than 12 December. Therefore, I reject your reality and substitute my own.

  • 12.13.2012 12:32 AM PDT
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Basically, it should be however it's pronounced.

In North America, we say: December thirteenth, twenty-twelve... so it only makes sense to write it in that order, 12/13/12 (MM/DD/YY) since we say the month first.

  • 12.13.2012 12:33 AM PDT

GOAT

Why worry about the pronunciation?

Most people know what month it is, and they're more likely to forget the date if anything, so it should be the first thing people see.

  • 12.13.2012 12:35 AM PDT

/s


Posted by: goatman327
If you ask me,

December 12th sounds much better than 12 December. Therefore, I reject your reality and substitute my own.


Europe says December 12th too or the 12th etc, what kind of idiot says 12 December?

[Edited on 12.13.2012 12:38 AM PST]

  • 12.13.2012 12:35 AM PDT
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Posted by: Egerspurge
When I ask somebody what date today is they'll say "december 12th" not the "the 12 of december."

Therefor Month/Day/Year is infinitely better.


They are also talking in a standard of English I'd expect of a four year old whose second language was English.
"December 12th"...... How hard is it to throw in the word 'the'?

Posted by: Redonkulous

Posted by: goatman327
If you ask me,

December 12th sounds much better than 12 December. Therefore, I reject your reality and substitute my own.


Europe says December 12th too, what kind of idiot says 12 December?


Its much more common for me to simply say "The 12th" than include the month at all. Its rare people don't know the month, and if it relates to something like an appointment I have scheduled for some time in the future I would then say "Its in December" because I can be vague about it.

[Edited on 12.13.2012 12:38 AM PST]

  • 12.13.2012 12:35 AM PDT

/s


Posted by: deltahalo UK

Posted by: Spartan Master 1

Posted by: Egerspurge
When I ask somebody what date today is they'll say "december 12th" not the "the 12 of december."

Therefor Month/Day/Year is infinitely better.


They are also talking in a standard of English I'd expect of a four year old whose second language was English.
"December 12th"...... How hard is it to throw in the word 'the'?

Posted by: Redonkulous

Posted by: goatman327
If you ask me,

December 12th sounds much better than 12 December. Therefore, I reject your reality and substitute my own.


Europe says December 12th too, what kind of idiot says 12 December?


Its much more common for me to simply say "The 12th" than include the month at all. Its rare people don't know the month, and if it relates to something like an appointment I have scheduled for some time in the future I would then say "Its in December" because I can be vague about it.


Hahah funny thing is that I just edited it to say "the 12th".
xD

  • 12.13.2012 12:40 AM PDT


Posted by: Redonkulous

Posted by: goatman327
If you ask me,

December 12th sounds much better than 12 December. Therefore, I reject your reality and substitute my own.


Europe says December 12th too or the 12th etc, what kind of idiot says 12 December?


YEEY!!!! The Netherlands!!!

  • 12.13.2012 2:30 AM PDT

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LOOL haha so true.

  • 12.13.2012 2:31 AM PDT
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Posted by: Egerspurge
When I ask somebody what date today is they'll say "december 12th" not the "the 12 of december."

Therefor Month/Day/Year is infinitely better.

I say "the 12th of December" all the time.

  • 12.13.2012 2:33 AM PDT

Life?
I have the internet and Doctor Who; i don't need a life.


Posted by: Altered Vista
lol eurotrash is so dubm ur ming is x2x week x2x c da lite
*can pronounce aluminium*

  • 12.13.2012 2:51 AM PDT

Life?
I have the internet and Doctor Who; i don't need a life.

Posted by: JFKES

Posted by: Egerspurge
When I ask somebody what date today is they'll say "december 12th" not the "the 12 of december."

Therefor Month/Day/Year is infinitely better.

I say "the 12th of December" all the time.
this.
also, when someone asks me the date, i'll usually just say "the 12th" so it makes sense to say the whole thing with the day first, since that's usually the main thing you want to know.

  • 12.13.2012 2:55 AM PDT

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  • 12.13.2012 2:59 AM PDT

In memory of those fallen in the defense of Earth and her colonies.

March 3, 2553


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Posted by: Altered Vista
lol eurotrash is so dubm ur ming is x2x week x2x c da lite
*can pronounce aluminium*


Haha so true.

America says allumunum. Don't know where those "I's" went but ok.

  • 12.13.2012 3:01 AM PDT
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  • 12.13.2012 3:14 AM PDT

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  • 12.13.2012 3:15 AM PDT

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