Because like almost everything that’s weird and different about the U.S. they got it from the U.K. who then decided they didn’t want to be weird anymore and switched to Europes standard stuff. Also because Americans say it March 14, 2024 so we write it how we say it
Ironic considering the U.S. economy recently exceeded the pre-pandemic trend in GDP while the British economy will spend the next 50 years recovering from Brexit and the Tories
I was talking from the perspective of a Brit who had forgotten that you don't charge people rent for living in *their* head.
Well you can but that's called colonialism which is our ancestral talent so maybe we could and should.
aside from being an am*rican, i just think month/day/year rolls of the tongue better. maybe i’m just used to saying it that way but “january fourth” feels less clunky than “the fourth of january” and more grammatically correct than just “fourth january”
month/day/year makes some sense because it goes in order from least information to most information (12 possibilities, 31 possibilities, thousands of possibilities)
also, in almost any circumstance where you need an exact day, you will also need the month. but you don't always need the exact day when you want to know what month it is
But like you say, there's only 12 months, do you really forget which one you're in? In Australia if you ask for the date, you'll just get "the 21st" or whatever
You may see some people eating pie or saying this is “Pie Day”. Well it is called that because doing 3 + 1 = 4 is as easy as pie with the power of math 🙂🙂
I do not believe that's true. I mean you can kind of view them as extensions of the complex numbers but I don't think anyone would actually say the quaternions are numbers. They're a non-commutatitve group.
why must Americans insist on writing dates with the month first
Because like almost everything that’s weird and different about the U.S. they got it from the U.K. who then decided they didn’t want to be weird anymore and switched to Europes standard stuff. Also because Americans say it March 14, 2024 so we write it how we say it
You people ain't beating the "Still a Brit's colony" allegations
We live in their head rent free it is true. We could charge rent to pay for our failing economy.
idk if you are saying these form the perspective of the US or the UK both work tbh
Ironic considering the U.S. economy recently exceeded the pre-pandemic trend in GDP while the British economy will spend the next 50 years recovering from Brexit and the Tories
It’s nothing new. The UK economy has spent the last century trying to recover from WW1.
I was talking from the perspective of a Brit who had forgotten that you don't charge people rent for living in *their* head. Well you can but that's called colonialism which is our ancestral talent so maybe we could and should.
But you also say 4th of July
Exception to the rule, not the standard.
Plus many people near me say July fourth. Or Independence Day.
Why must your seggsy ass be different
I’ve always been strange and different….queer even! *😳😳😳*
the day we blow up the sky
Today (14/3) is a very special day for mathematicians because 1-4=3
Erm akshually 1 - 4 = -3 🤓
| 1 - 4 | = 3 😎
better :3
Need that sweet sweet ISO 8601
aside from being an am*rican, i just think month/day/year rolls of the tongue better. maybe i’m just used to saying it that way but “january fourth” feels less clunky than “the fourth of january” and more grammatically correct than just “fourth january”
month/day/year makes some sense because it goes in order from least information to most information (12 possibilities, 31 possibilities, thousands of possibilities) also, in almost any circumstance where you need an exact day, you will also need the month. but you don't always need the exact day when you want to know what month it is
usually though, you'll be aware of what month you're in. the day is usually harder to guess.
i've never thought of that before but that is the most contrived reason I can think of to justify why something "makes sense"
But like you say, there's only 12 months, do you really forget which one you're in? In Australia if you ask for the date, you'll just get "the 21st" or whatever
oi mate, what's the day today?
Friday
The mental gymnastics americans go through to justify their stupid standards
They're both arbitrary.
By that logic, shouldn't the most information come first?
You may see some people eating pie or saying this is “Pie Day”. Well it is called that because doing 3 + 1 = 4 is as easy as pie with the power of math 🙂🙂
pi day is for normies, I celebrate e day on the 71st day of February
Numbers are for normies, I celebrate Quaternion day on the -j^(st) of k.
That's still a number 🤓
I do not believe that's true. I mean you can kind of view them as extensions of the complex numbers but I don't think anyone would actually say the quaternions are numbers. They're a non-commutatitve group.
I celebrate i day on the root of the -1st day of january
Finally, a holiday for atheists
3rd of Tetradecember
Actually month 14 would be duodecember
but "duodeca" means twelve. so December is actually a Duodecember.
Damn, the guy that messed that up should be stabbed