Return-Path: Resent-From: cbmvax!uunet!PICA.ARMY.MIL!protin Resent-Message-Id: <9107121844.AA06267@relay1.UU.NET> 4 Sep 90 13:28 EDT Date: Mon, 3 Sep 90 16:06:26 EDT From: "Keith F. Lynch" Message-Id: <9009032006.AA09674@quake.LCS.MIT.EDU> To: major@pta.oz.au Subject: Date formats Cc: kfl@LARCH.LCS.MIT.EDU, lojban-list@snark.thyrsus.com Resent-Date: Fri, 12 Jul 91 14:40:30 EDT Resent-To: John Cowan Status: RO X-From-Space-Date: Fri Jul 12 17:27:14 1991 X-From-Space-Address: cbmvax!uunet!PICA.ARMY.MIL!protin > The American method mirrors the way we pronounce the date 010290 > January second 1990 Don't the British say second January 1990? > The British method is ascending order of significance and the > Japanese descending order of significance. But the digits are in descending order *within* the date. Today, British style, is 03-09-90, not 30-90-09. Thus the "Japanese" style is more logical, and I've used it on my files for years. (Which way is it usually done in Australia?) ...Keith