Re:Designing content for people who struggle with numbers
by mulmen on Friday September 22, 2023 @02:12PM
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> You have to understand that isn't the case with conversational English, though.
Yes, conversational english is arbitrary. The preference there is the familiar so the listener understands. But both commonly used date formats (MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS and DD/MM/YYYY HH:MI:SS) are inconsistent and arbitrary. You can’t say your preference makes more sense than the other because that’s just a matter of personal familiarity.
Yes, conversational english is arbitrary. The preference there is the familiar so the listener understands. But both commonly used date formats (MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS and DD/MM/YYYY HH:MI:SS) are inconsistent and arbitrary. You can’t say your preference makes more sense than the other because that’s just a matter of personal familiarity.