22/02/2022 is palindrome day (for most of the world)

Re:22/02/2022 is palindrome day (for most of the world) by PolygonSheep on Monday February 21, 2022 @09:14PM (#30423323)

Has anyone figured out how MM/DD/YYYY got to be standard in America? It makes no sense but I can't find any solid answer on this.

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Re:22/02/2022 is palindrome day (for most of the world) by tony-allan on Monday February 21, 2022 @10:40PM (#30423754)

Can't find a reason...

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Re:22/02/2022 is palindrome day (for most of the world) by netsharc on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @03:34AM (#30425396)

My guess is it's because humans say "January 3rd" i.e. 1/3.

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Re:22/02/2022 is palindrome day (for most of the world) by spoiler on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @03:57AM (#30425537)

That's not the case in British English, where "the third of January" is preferred.

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