How you write the date?

[VoidCat]

So I'm in spanish class...Learning the months,days and seasons...In spanish the date is written day+month+ year...In America it's written month+day+year...Asked @Amanaki what they do in Norway... it's written the same way in spanish as it is in Norway...How do you in your country write the date?And is it the same as written out as if you shortened it?just curious...

 

[Rival]

21 Adar 1 5779 / 26 february 2019

26/2/19

 

[VoidCat]

21 Adar 1 5779

Which calendar is this?

 

[Rival]

Which calendar is this?

Jewish. The 1 after Adar is because sometimes there are two of this month. It's complicated. Otherwise I'd write, say, 21 Nissan 5779.

 

[VoidCat]

Jewish. The 1 after Adar is because sometimes there are two of this month. It's complicated. Otherwise I'd write, say, 21 Nissan 5779.

Thank you.

 

[Rival]

It is the British way to go day/month/year. We find US folks weird the way they write it

 

[VoidCat]

It is the British way to go day/month/year. We find US folks weird in the way they write it

I find the way y'all write it weird but since everyone else seems to be writing it differently we must be the weird ones.

 

[Polymath257]

Most places in the world use the day-month-year format because it goes from shortest to longest time period designation.

 

[Stevicus]

2/26/2019

 

[ImmortalFlame]

Along with the Imperial measurement system and Fahrenheit, another example of America weirdly holding on to something for no apparent reason despite the fact that the rest of the world ditched them ages ago.

 

[VoidCat]

2/26/2019

Which country are you from?

 

[Polymath257]

Along with the US customary system and Fahrenheit, another example of America weirdly holding on to something for no apparent reason despite the fact that the rest of the world ditched them ages ago.

Why we don't use the metric system like *everyone* else is beyond me.

 

[VoidCat]

Along with the Imperial measurement system and Fahrenheit, another example of America weirdly holding on to something for no apparent reason despite the fact that the rest of the world ditched them ages ago.

It would be easier if we ditched the imperial and fahrenheit systems...Then I wouldn't have to do conversions when talking to people online who aren't from here...

 

[Rival]

Why we don't use the metric system like *everyone* else is beyond me.

We don't.

We measure in feet and inches.

Weigh in stone and pounds.

Drive in miles.

 

[Stevicus]

Which country are you from?

U.S. Arizona to be more precise. (My avatar is Arizona's state flag.)

 

[Stevicus]

Why we don't use the metric system like *everyone* else is beyond me.

Well, we're kind of obstinate that way.

 

[ImmortalFlame]

U.S. Arizona to be more precise. (My avatar is Arizona's state flag.)

Arizona's state flag would make an awesome superhero costume.

 

[ChristineM]

So I'm in spanish class...Learning the months,days and seasons...In spanish the date is written day+month+ year...In America it's written month+day+year...Asked @Amanaki what they do in Norway... it's written the same way in spanish as it is in Norway...How do you in your country write the date?And is it the same as written out as if you shortened it?just curious...

Most of the world uses day/month/year and/or year/month/day

The US and 3 or 4 islands under American influence uses month/day/year

Here is a wiki link showing it all

Date format by country - Wikipedia

 

[ChristineM]

We don't.

We measure in feet and inches.

Weigh in stone and pounds.

Drive in miles.

But dont use american gallons

 

[ChristineM]

It would be easier if we ditched the imperial and fahrenheit systems...Then I wouldn't have to do conversions when talking to people online who aren't from here...

I usually do it for temperature. I write something like 30c (86f) when chatting with an american. I found many assume c to be f.