• Jyek@sh.itjust.works
      76·
      4 个月前

      Want some help? It’s intuitive to say month date year out loud. So that’s how we write it down too. Today is November 24th 2025 (11/24/25)

      Here’s another point about the US date system I quite enjoy, the number go in order of lowest maximum integer to greatest maximum integer. The highest the month can go is 12 which is smaller than 31 which is smaller than theoretically infinite. But that’s probably not why we do it. I just like that thought.

          • Kacarott@aussie.zone
            3·
            3 个月前

            I think the point was that even with your “help”, the American date system is still unintuitive to most people using other systems

          • biggeoff@sh.itjust.works
            3·
            3 个月前

            Out of responses?
            Your (very condescending) point was that “we” say things in a specific way and that should be aligned with how it’s written.

            No need to lash out at Britain for giving a counterexample in the English speaking world.

            Have a good day!

          • Honytawk@lemmy.zipEnglish
            2·
            3 个月前

            Also doesn’t happen in Dutch, French and German.

            Tell me one language where you do say dates like that that isn’t the US.

            • Holytimes@sh.itjust.works
              1·
              3 个月前

              No idea what aus does officially but every single person iv ever talked to there says it like Americans. March the 6th instead of the 6th of March.

      • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
        43·
        4 个月前

        We don’t do a lot of things right in America, but MMDDYYYY is one of them.

        Daylight Savings Time really sucks though.

        I’m neutral on the Metric System.

        • ronl2k@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          3 个月前

          I’m neutral on the Metric System.

          The US uses metric for military specs, automotive repair parts, US science specs, medicine/pharmacy, jewelry and most grocery products. The US dollar is also metric.

          • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
            1·
            3 个月前

            I’m just kidding, I actually prefer Metric when I’m woodworking. It’s much easier to multiply and divide measurements.

          • madjo@feddit.nl
            1·
            3 个月前

            Heck the US Imperial system is now also metric, technically, as everything is converted from SI measurements.