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Re:ISO 8601: a better date format by nicoburns on Friday February 26, 2021 @03:28AM (#26272548)
It is American. In the UK, we'd write 11th March 2021. But I don't mind too much when it's non-ambiguous like this.
Re:ISO 8601: a better date format by bombcar on Friday February 26, 2021 @06:32AM (#26273713)
Is that also how you’d say it? If verbally asked what tomorrow is would you say “twenty seven February” or “twenty seventh February” or “twenty seventh of February”? Americans normally would say “February twenty seventh”.
Re:ISO 8601: a better date format by wankeler on Friday February 26, 2021 @07:53AM (#26274257)
Yes. The 27th, or the 27th of February.

To us, US English seems to skip a lot of the small joining words of various flavours.

Re:ISO 8601: a better date format by rswail on Friday February 26, 2021 @08:02AM (#26274330)
Well you're actually saying "the 27th day of the month of February" and removing some of the small joining words of various flavors. :) /s
Re:ISO 8601: a better date format by bombcar on Friday February 26, 2021 @08:50AM (#26274709)
On the Twenty Sixth day of the Month of February in the Year of Our Lord Twenty Hundreds and Twenty and One, lo did rswail post.