ISO 8601: a better date format

Re:ISO 8601: a better date format by bombcar on Friday February 26, 2021 @06:25AM (#26273671)

It’s a representation of how us Americans talk - we rarely say 26th of February and instead say February 26 - and if necessary tack on the year. It feels exceptionally awkward to say 26 February, thought saying “twenty twenty one February 26” sounds very strange, too.

But people are very good at verbally saying different than is written.

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Re:ISO 8601: a better date format by knorker on Friday February 26, 2021 @09:45AM (#26275251)

So write YYYY-MM-DD!

But also, the most sacret of all days has been honored by the one day of the year "said properly" fourth of july!

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Re:ISO 8601: a better date format by lostlogin on Friday February 26, 2021 @03:51PM (#26279714)

Changing formats is just asking for a large event on 9 November.

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Re:ISO 8601: a better date format by frn123 on Friday February 26, 2021 @04:46PM (#26280224)

No native speaker but isn't 4th of July more common than July 4th?

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Re:ISO 8601: a better date format by TT3351 on Friday February 26, 2021 @05:38PM (#26280692)

You could even say "The Fourth" and almost all Americans would understand. I think that's why; [begin speculation] it's such an exceptional date it necessitates saying it differently.

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Re:ISO 8601: a better date format by toast0 on Friday February 26, 2021 @06:29PM (#26281080)

The Fourth of July and Cinco de Mayo are exceptional days.

Tax day is the ides of April, but we just say April 15th.

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Re:ISO 8601: a better date format by emergie on Saturday February 27, 2021 @05:46AM (#26283961)

Somehow the rest of the anglosphere doesn't use that format.

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