Why do Americans write the month before the day?

Re:Why do Americans write the month before the day? by kszx on Monday December 16, 2013 @04:28AM (#6913673)

If there's one area where the rest of the world can learn from China, it's this: yyyy-mm-dd.

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Re:Why do Americans write the month before the day? by alwaysdoit on Monday December 16, 2013 @04:34AM (#6913693)

Yeah, it's weird that people try to justify being completely backwards by pointing at someone who's half-backwards. YYYY-MM-DD is the only way that makes any real sense.

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Re:Why do Americans write the month before the day? by RooBadley on Monday December 16, 2013 @04:37AM (#6913706)

Anyone who has ever organized a file system by date knows that yyyy-mm-dd is the only way to go.

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