Okay, WordPress screwed me again. The American and European methods are both brain dead. Dec, 15 2020 See More. AND be sure that the commas are in if you wrote the month in letters failing which your knuckles will have an appointment with the teacher’s ruler. U.S. Army Europe and Africa trains and leads the U.S. Army Forces in the European and African theater in support of U.S. European Command, U.S. African Command and the Department of the Army. Article. My theory is that Americans use the same format as us but have 31 months, interleaved in a peculiar way. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Use those. I assume you’re being ironic in talking about anyone “electing” (or choosing) 11/11 as Remembrance Day?? 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News The CPG Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 recognises marvellous Montgomerie. I will urge others to do so ( especially if it irritates others) Why change it if it ain’t broke? European Union website - EUROPA is the official EU website that provides access to information published by all EU institutions, agencies and bodies. Personally, I love it. The only downside would be that blog posts such as this couldn’t be written and enjoyed. *ISO => CCYY-MM-DD 10 December 2020 In view of the economic fallout from the resurgence of the pandemic, today the Governing Council recalibrated its monetary policy instruments as follows: First, the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will … Dec, 16 2020 See More. In the early 19th century, those countries occupied by or allied to Napoleon – the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain – adopted right-hand traffic. I think the European form is elegant, and I don’t get any pleasure out of being in an exclusive club with Belize. I’m nearly 60 now. At a speech in Paris in 1950, Robert Schuman, the then French foreign minister, set out his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe, which would make war between Europe's … Though perhaps that’s not an option for you. In India, the DD-MM-YY is the predominant short form of the numeric date usage. No one has ever had any problem with that, and to the best of my knowledge computers understand it just fine! The doctor recently asked me how much I weighed. Putting the most significant digits on the left means that everything will sort correctly. And Americans are not about to switch to the metric system or drive on the other side of the road. “Meet Me in St. Louis” in “The Family Stone”: a case of emotional larceny. … December 25th (12/25); New Year’s Day? And Europe Blog is slightly incorrect, having forgotten about Japan, which would write today’s date as 2015/09/08 (2015, September 08). (Using dots (which denote ordinal numbering) as in d.m. So there you have it: one document, one country, two different date notations. In America, we do not ever properly say “July 4th, 2017.” The correct usage in our system is “July 4, 2017.” The “th” is reserved for adjectival treatment: “The 4th of July.”. Due to the worsening Covid-19 situation in Europe, WorldSkills Europe and EuroSkills Graz 2020 have taken the very difficult decision to postpone EuroSkills Graz 2020 indefinitely. The status quo exerts a powerful pull to be sure but at least the British are making an effort. And I am the only one in our family whose birthdate can be misconstrued – the others are lucky enough to be past 12 in the month. Just be forward thinking by writing the date the correct way in the first place! Join Facebook to connect with Euro Date and others you may know. 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National current full format: "Ngày [d]d, tháng [m]m, năm yyyy" or ngày [d]d, tháng (month in textform), năm yyyy; short format: [d]d/m[m]/yyyy or [d]d-[m]m-yyyy; This page was last edited on 17 December 2020, at 02:34. I’ll gladly proclaim my ignorance about Napoleon’s influence on which side of the road to drive. I’ve had a love/hate affair with this since my early twenties when I spent three years in France. Also, what is the source of the illustration? Then, however, I discovered that on the back of the document someone wrote …, “Original Declaration of Independence No other date format presents the files in such a logical order. yep or longhand as 25 June, 2016, organized from smallest unit to largest unit. Should ever be forgot. (BTW my use of suspension points in e-writing derives from Whitman’s 1855 preface. patient would say how big is that and dr would point to the reference. European Ryder Cup qualification process to resume in the New Year. So what? Thanks for the check…. 9 April 2012; April 9, 2012; 2012-09-04; and many other options are all unambiguous. European Commission - Energy Policy Prix à la consommation des produits pétroliers droits et taxes compris Consumer prices of petroleum products inclusive of duties and taxes Verbraucherpreise für Mineralölerzeugnisse einschließlich Abgaben und Steuern Euro-super 95 (I) Gas oil automobile Automotive gas oil … It is truly logical to write mm/dd/yy for that is the way we say it. The note is used in the 23 countries which have it as their sole currency (with 22 legally adopting it); with a population of about 343 million. Any thoughts? But in America, we mostly say “4th of July” rather than “July 4th”. I’ve just read this extraordinarily rude and ill-mannered reply. “In the United Kingdom and, in fact, most of the rest of the world, today’s date would be indicated 9 April 2012…” -britishisms.wordpress.com. Interesting stuff about Napoleon and unification and I’m sure there was a time when some Canadian provinces drove on the left. Yes, there are situations where this will probably never matter, for example dating a letter. Sorry but a few countries write in neither month-day-year nor day-month-year. See full time zone map The date order on the card was always Day, Month, Year. Consider, for example, reports of three events that occur on January 20, April 15, and December 1 of 2012 (or any other year). (dd/mm/yyyy) in French and (mm/dd/(yy)yy) in Ewe. Bendrix: Sam’s point, I believe, is that it’s more logical to go from smallest to largest — or, I would add, from largest to smallest, as per ISO 8601 — than it is to go both backwards and forwards as does the conventional US date style, which if followed for clock times would render your example of “the 12th second of the third minute of the fifth hour” as 03:12:05. I only use purely numerical formats when the reader is not North American. When in Rome …do as the Romans do. Perhaps thinking "When in Rome...," Barack Obama used European format when he signed the guestbook at Westminster Abbey. As with most things in life, what one objects to is whatever’s at variance with what one grew up with. The number of commas in an Indian balance sheet can drive you mad! Makes perfect sense too. I’ve preferred the European date format since I was an impressionable pre-teen. Member Associations ETTU congratulates ITTF on 94th anniversary . Stones, gallons and yards will surely follow. I have seen this on many paintings/drawings in museums, and here’s a passage from the Roman numeral entry in wikipedia, “In Central Europe, Italy, Russia, and in Bulgarian, Croatian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Serbian languages, mixed Roman and Arabic numerals are used to record dates (usually on tombstones, but also elsewhere, such as in formal letters and official documents). UEFA.com is the official site of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, and the governing body of football in Europe. Europe Blog notes, “The only countries that do not share the European date format in fact are the US, Philippines, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, Canada and Belize.” And Europe Blog is slightly incorrect, having forgotten about Japan, which would write today’s date as 2015/09/08 (2015, September 08). More news. I write the full name of each month (first) then the day and year, which has been working just fine my entire life. As for driving on which side of the road, remember, please blame Napoleon! DAN EUROPE FOUNDATION. The United Kingdom … There is a temptation to cut corners by using a two digits instead of four (YYMMDD instead of YYYYMMDD) but those of us who lived through the agony of the Y2K “crisis” are leery of the unintended consequences of such a “time-saver”. 'Ginger,' 'Bits,' 'Whinge,' and other U.K. expressions that have got popular in the U.S. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! There is much more to be said but I’m trying to concentrate on the question! Like it’s the 35 minute with 12 seconds at 2 o’clock! Were they full of left-handed knights? The logic shifts (and logically so) depending on what is most relevant in terms of our daily work. Europe Day held on 9 May every year celebrates peace and unity in Europe. Mainland China invariably writes 2016/01/06 since the past 60 years. Get the latest European news from BBC News in Europe: headlines, features and analysis from BBC correspondents across the European Union, EU, and the rest of Europe. I own a number of domains hosted by a large US domain seller, and have on several occasions come close to failing to renew these in time due to misunderstanding the renewal date – when I see on their site that a particular domain must be renewed by “3/11/2012″, I think I’ve got till 3rd November to sort it out! Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Hence, when quoting dates, it is quite logical to use DD:MM:YYYY and when referring to time within the 24 hour period, it is quite logical to use HH:MM:SS. Member Associations ETTU Executive Board meeting on Saturday. Taxes de canvi històriques de l'Euro en comparació amb divises d'Europa a dia 11 de març de 2020 (11/3/2020) Dans les Europes - jour 10. I see no reason why gunpowder treason This second update of the original document integrates the experience of maintaining safe and sufficient supply of substances of human origin (SoHO) gained in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and through recent scientific developments in understanding the evolution of the disease. Have you also been petitioning Her Majesty’s government for the creation of a British Academy to do away with this kind of “absolutely senseless” spelling? The usual EU compromise – standardisation across the EU, will supporting local history and cultures. Hey… I live in the US and I don’t understand why people don’t use the metric system. Japan sometimes write H28.1.6 (or slashes) to denote 2016/01/06 because Heisei is their current “era” and the first year of Heisei was in 1989. So, it is likely that the notation was added simply as a label.'”. When asked for my DofB, I say 23rd of the 5th, ’64. Everything ends up in a computer eventually! If you ask a Brit, the will tell you that the emergency number in the UK 999, and they’d be right. My wife just went on a first aid course and was told it’s now 112…… Spanning 91 years and now 42 competitions, the Ryder Cup also is among the last great professional sporting events where winning, and not prize money, is the reward. The date marks the anniversary of the historic 'Schuman declaration'. In Chinese, this pattern is extended further such that 1:30 pm is read as afternoon, one-thirty. France did not. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Though possibly I’m a cult of one in thinking so. 911 in North America! Trying to spend all day converting one to the other will drive you bonkers. I’ve done it both ways, but by preference use the day/month/year format when there is no risk of confusion; i.e., my personal journal. realme is an emerging mobile phone brand which is committed to offering mobile phones with powerful performance, stylish design and sincere services. But every ambiguous date format is to be avoided in all contexts. Hi John – I’ve lived in London for nearly 10 years and would concur with your conclusions (except for the reference to the “Colonies” :)), most of which I noted myself in my own comment. The twit wrote the American date format.”. I work in Treasury services and the differing date formats are a total pain in the bum. Taxes de canvi històriques de l'Euro en comparació amb divises d'Amèrica del Nord i del Sud a dia 10 de gener de 2020 (10/1/2020) WHAT has religion to do with dates?! Dates are critical info and it IS confusing when they’re illogical, and used on key documents that cross borders. True, American historians attempting to appeal to the masses may revert to April 12, 2012, but those writing for scholarly journals will not. In the UK the emergency telephone number is 999 or so I thought. Thus, as long as the sequence is based on the relative values, be it date/month/year or year/month/date, it’s cool. We had a unified system of weights, measurement and distance. If you're trying to activate Windows 10, see Activation in Windows 10 for more info. Er…. Besides… so much stuff is gets digitized when the original writer never intended it. Ouch Graeme! In the United Kingdom and, in fact, most of the rest of the world, today’s date would be indicated 9 April 2012 or 9/4/12. Sensible! As for the ISO format, it is the standard format in large parts of Asia and in parts of Africa, but it is also used as the standard date format in Scandinavia.