How do you write dates?
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The Day-Month-Year numeric format usually bugs the shit out of me and is quite confusing.Apparently, this format is more commonly used in other countries, but in the U.S., when you write "02/06/12," that usually means February 6, not June 2.
I believe the format MM-DD-YY is only used in a handful of countries including America. Whilst most others use DD-MM-YY. So I think It's more a case of America hasn't caught up with everyone else yet. Same goes for the Metric system. What bugs me about use of the 12hr clock system in written format you don't need the lead zero. 7:10PM is just fine.
I, too, spell it out and prefer it that way. I often shorten it to use a three letter designation for the month: 23 JAN 2012. This format is what I tend to use for almost everything, except in situations where I am forced to use either DD/MM/YYYY or MM/DD/YYYY on someone else's forms.
In the U.S., MM/DD/YYYY seems most common, but when I was in grad school doing studies and research in biology it seemed to be most common to log dates such as 23 JAN 2012. This may be because science research data is being looked at all over the world and spelling things out makes the date clear for people on both sides of the Atlantic. Also, it only involves the use of a single additional character.
Well, the US is where I live.
Well, aren't you fancy?
To be fair, I've had the same alarm clock for about 8 years, and I'm pretty sure it cost me 5 bucks.
For me, it actually varies depending on who I'm addressing:
January 23, 2012 (formal letters)
1/23/2012 (informal letters)
1-23-2012 (when writing checks)
Stardate 0/1201.23 (to fellow Trekkies)
January 23, 2012 (formal letters)
1/23/2012 (informal letters)
1-23-2012 (when writing checks)
Stardate 0/1201.23 (to fellow Trekkies)
If I'm making notes for myself or if I'm doing informal correspondence with other people in the U.S., I do 1/23/12 or 1/23/2012. But at work, since we have offices across the world, I do 23 Jan 2012 or 23 January 2012 to eliminate confusion. By writing out the month, it's clear which order I'm working in.
I prefer the day month year format, but when I abbreviate, I leave it in the mm/dd/yy format because it's so ingrained that it would be confusing to switch at this point.
I prefer the day month year format, but when I abbreviate, I leave it in the mm/dd/yy format because it's so ingrained that it would be confusing to switch at this point.
It's simply the way you write ordinal forms of numbers in German (unless you type it out, which is more appropriate in formal writing). Like, if I said "I finished fourth in this race" the short form would be "I was 4.".
I am betting that someone that worked with J.J. Abrams on designing the U.S.S. Kelvin got up this morning at about 07:10AM!
We do it's known as ISO (International Organisation for Standards))
We did. And we got the metric system and the SI. It's you guys who are lagging behing in your homeworks.
I was unaware there was a human language. In any case, we have the Accademia della Crusca. Feel free to use their counsel at any time.
Depends on the context.
Casually or on a form: 1/23/12 or 1/23/2012
Formally: January 23, 2012
File names: 2012 01 23
I used to use 23 January 2012 a lot -- it makes so much more sense than American-style dates -- but it doesn't go over very well here, so I eventually gave up.
Casually or on a form: 1/23/12 or 1/23/2012
Formally: January 23, 2012
File names: 2012 01 23
I used to use 23 January 2012 a lot -- it makes so much more sense than American-style dates -- but it doesn't go over very well here, so I eventually gave up.
01.23.2012
I was doing it this way long before it became trendy. My 8th grade English teacher insisted it was the ONLY proper way to write a date on a paper. It just became habit after that.
I was doing it this way long before it became trendy. My 8th grade English teacher insisted it was the ONLY proper way to write a date on a paper. It just became habit after that.
I choose 23 January, 2012 in the poll. I have never written it that way but it is the closest to the way I prefer.
I actually prefer to write it as
23 Jan 2012
No comma, and I tend to use only the first three letters of any month.
On forms I would write is as
23/01/2012 or 23/01/12 depending on the format of the form.
Before I used to internet I didn't even know that Americans but the month before the day.
I actually prefer to write it as
23 Jan 2012
No comma, and I tend to use only the first three letters of any month.
On forms I would write is as
23/01/2012 or 23/01/12 depending on the format of the form.
Before I used to internet I didn't even know that Americans but the month before the day.
If I'm saving a file with the date included, I usually type in [Filename] [MM-DD-YY].xxx. For example:
Letter to AllState Insurance 01-23-12.doc
I use hyphens for the dates because apparently the forward slash doesn't work.
As for the time format, I was taught to use the 12-hour format with the suffix a.m. or p.m. (lower case with periods) in business and everyday writing, though I have used upper-case AM and PM as well. I hardly ever use the 24-hour standard (military time) except when writing fiction.
Example (1): The meeting will start at 10:30 a.m.
Example (2): Ensign Redshirt was declared dead at 18:30 Hours.
I live in America and don't call it "military time." I just call it "time."
I've found the whole idea that something with 24 units is measured with an instrument that has only 12 to be a bit silly.
