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Re:Internationalization (i18n) best practices for front-end ... by Kiala on Friday August 11, 2023 @07:42AM (#37087563)
> The order of the words is hardcoded, with “added” preceding the date. This would be incorrect in many languages, from Dutch (“1 januari toegevoegd”)

This is simply not true. Since English and Dutch are both Germanic languages they largely work the same way. Saying "Toegevoegd: 1 januari" would be just fine. By using "1 januari toevoegd" you're syntactically changing the sentence.

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Re:Internationalization (i18n) best practices for front-end ... by irishsultan on Friday August 11, 2023 @10:57AM (#37089422)
1 januari toegevoegd sounds like you're adding the date. If you're going to write it as a sentence it ought to have something like "Op 1 januari", and in that case it actually doesn't matter whether you put the toegevoegd before or after "op 1 januari". But I agree, nothing wrong with "Toegevoegd: 1 januari".
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