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20121211 133610 ISO Long since I have used ISO declining intervals as EU and UN recommended for all dates in computer files and print On 11/12/2012 11:50, Neil Winchurst wrote: > On 11/12/12 10:49, Philip Hudson wrote: >> On 10 Dec, 2012, at 8:43 am, Philip Hudson wrote: >> >>> UK date ordering FTW! What don't you Yanks understand about orders of >>> magnitude? >> >> Does nobody have a word to say in favor of US m-d-y date ordering? Who's >> going to tell them? >> >> -- > > Absolutely not. Start with the medium length of time (month) then go to > the shortest (day) then the longest (year). How weird is that? > > So to me, when they talk of 9/11 as a date, that means the 9th of November. > > I am proud of our language, one of the richest in the world and so good > for literature and poetry. Don't spoil it. > > Just my opinion, > > Neil > > 201212111336 ISO Long since I have used ISO declining intervals as EU and UN recommended for all dates in computer files and print. stop at interval that is useful. eionmac -- Regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq