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Can you guys at least start a "Bitching, Whining, Fighting because he said this or that and I don't like him (or her)" thread? My ADHD short attention span is having a real hard time trying to stay on actual topic of the thread. At this point I think Rossi said something in post 52 about Jumkie, so Jorge jumped in and smacked down Kesh, when Mdub wasn't signed by Honda... But I might be getting my posts confused a bit..
I am perfectly happy for beer to be sold in pints. As long as it is calibrated using SI units.
Issuing proclamations using the month - day form in words is just as idiotic as writing the month before the day when using numerals. It is illogical and irrational, and the only reason it persists is because of custom. By that measure, using rodents to forecast weather is also perfectly reasonable.
When using date forms on file names, etc, I will often use the form yyyy-mm-dd. Because it sorts better. Then again, I could also just use ls -alt, or ls -alrt to reverse the sort.
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Tennessee
We just say 11th of February 2016, no need for the marble in yer mouth.
But it makes mathematical sense because the significance of each part increases from left to right. And when your scanning dates and sorting them in your mind it's a lot less cognitive load than the switcharoo format you guys use.
The Chinese convention you mentioned is also consistent but from right to left. Like normal numbers. Which, when you think about it, are arse-about-face coz we read from left to right.
When will you Europeans quit worrying about how we do things in America?
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When you stop ....... up your foreign policy?
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unda cheese
Coming from the one country who has followed us to every single conflict around the globe. Not even the Brits can claim that.
Aussies are great allies, they just show up and say " hey mate, who we here to kill?"
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Your Mom's House
It's funny you should mention this because I almost never write the date as I did. 99% of the time I write it like this:
12FEB2016
Its a habit I developed in the military. Thing is almost nobody writes it like this, and truth be told it's mildly annoying as u express because I lived in S.America and they prefer: 2/12/16. However, I wouldn't say it's an "American" thing though Krops, because I have found plenty of inconsistencies in Europe, UK, Asia, and both N & S America, including publications. I've seen it often in publications as 16/12/2 as much as I've seen 2/12/16, 12/2/16.
Its because of this I prefer my way. 12FEB2016. Absolutely no confusion.
(Anyway, thing is for whatever reason I got lazy in my post, distracted actually because originally I was going to call out MigsAngel, Dr.No, and MickD, who indirectly express interest in the flow and health of the forum by siding with the guy most responsible for personal flame wars. More info than you needed of course).
Don't even get me started on that. Someone needs to start handing out dictionaries.
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NJ
Out of curiosity I went and consulted the Oxford Dictionary.
Oxford Dictionary defines entrée as the main course of a meal in North America.
Maybe some need to actually consult the dictionary before insisting dictionaries be handed out?
The North American usage may offend Cool Blue and Kropo's sensibilities, but it is quite correct.
And that's the bottom line, cuz Stone Cold said so.
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unda cheese
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Pomona NY
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Your Mom's House
It's actually a very interesting question you pose Kropo. Its one I happen to know a little about. Moreover, one that's been debated. Your notion of what makes sense is neither correct nor based solely on other's idiocy, lack of logic or irrational because you happen to disagree. Hear me out. If your point is "standardization" then simply one can be imposed, regardless of logic. We can, if we chose, impose a standard based on a particular logic, however which is more important than the next?
MDY vs
DMY vs
YMD vs
all number vs
a combination of numbers with letters.
(Letters and numerals are equally symbolic).
Proclamations with a date have evolved all throughout history. The Romans kept time based on the rein of the emporer. If we used that system in the United States today, we would use Obama as part of the date. In fact it was a common notation in history, many ancient cultures employed it.
You ask for "America" to get with the program of standardization while let me point out why you use the year date 2016. Did history start two-thousand and sixteen years ago? Ah ha. While we are 'Monkey'ing around, why do you suppose you don't also include the year of the Monkey in your date? Does today, the Friday, the 12th have as much meaning to the logic you propose; a 7-day week as opposed to a 10-day one, because 10 is certainly a more "standard" number (did you know 10-day weeks were standard in the Chinese culture)? Who also, btw, included the reining dynasty as part of their date pronouncements.
Why don't you use the year 5776? What's your "logic"? Let me guess, because it's not 'generally accepted' throughout the world. Is that logical? If that's the case, 2/12/16 makes as much logical sense in fact more sense because of America's predominance in the world! America is the single most dominant nation on earth currently, and as such given you use the year 2016, a Western Christian notion, perhaps your question should be, when is the rest of the world going to get with the program and use the American system of date nomenclature.
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Out of Nowhere
More likely, because it allows you to employ millimeters.
Out of curiosity I went and consulted the Oxford Dictionary.
Oxford Dictionary defines entrée as the main course of a meal in North America.
Maybe some need to actually consult the dictionary before insisting dictionaries be handed out?
The North American usage may offend Cool Blue and Kropo's sensibilities, but it is quite correct.
And that's the bottom line, cuz Stone Cold said so.
It's a French word ......... [emoji12]
The Oxford dictionary doesn't take a position, it simply reports the regional (mis)usage.
Before you take a position on it, consult the French dictionary.
Gordon Ramsay needs a kick in the arse for, among other things, indulging that .........
Mate, you nailed it. That indeed is our exact process.
Penetrating analysis as usual, no other factors to consider.
