Why do Americans write the month before the day?

Re:Why do Americans write the month before the day? by memracom on Monday December 16, 2013 @04:43AM (#6913728)

I think that it is as simple as how people say and write dates in full. In the USA people say July fourth most of the time, but in the UK people say the first of May more often. And the year is often not necessary in spoken communication. Especially in daily business where most talk is about short term deadlines "I promised Fred we would deliver by the 4th of June".

Probably if you dig deep enough you will find that some printer of calendars (maybe even preceding Ben Franklin) just happened to print with the month first on every page and that was enough of a tipping point.

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Re:Why do Americans write the month before the day? by dingaling on Monday December 16, 2013 @04:55AM (#6913774)

> In the USA people say July fourth most of the time

Most of the USians with whom I work say 'Fourth of July'! But then proceed to write it 'backwards'.

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Re:Why do Americans write the month before the day? by Jongseong on Monday December 16, 2013 @05:07AM (#6913841)

'Fourth of July' is pretty much the exclusive form for the Independence Day of the U.S. and is an exceptional case. It is preceded by 'July third' and followed by 'July fifth'. Even other significant dates usually don't get special treatment, e.g. 'September Eleventh' or 'December Seventh'.

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Re:Why do Americans write the month before the day? by jonhuber on Monday December 16, 2013 @04:56AM (#6913783)

Yes, but most wouldn't say 2nd of July or 3rd of July. I feel it is said that way because of the holiday status.

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