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Agreed. I will say the metric system is the better measurement system but our written dates are better.

Posted by Krusty (aka krustylu) Jul 11 '17, 06:09

I'm sure it has a lot to do with what we're used to but I can't stand it when the dates are written with the day of the month first.

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It has to do with the way dates are spoken in English.. - Marlowe Jul 11, 06:29 4
- Yeah and that's one thing I had a hard time with when learning Italian. The order that things go in was tough to get used to since it's - Krusty Jul 11, 06:37 3
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    - Honestly, i never trust dates in the number only format here. We see both so often that something like 05/11/17 is meaningless without context. -- (edited) - Andie Jul 11, 06:52 1
      - yup, makes me happy hwne it is 24/12/17 cause I know it is December but 11/5/17 drives me to drink -- nm - Beaker Jul 11, 06:54

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