Return-Path: Resent-From: cbmvax!uunet!PICA.ARMY.MIL!protin Resent-Message-Id: <9107192051.AA22597@relay1.UU.NET> (from major@pyrmania.oz.au for lojban-list@snark.thyrsus.com) Message-Id: <9009040429.17653@munnari.oz.au> Date: Tue, 4 Sep 90 10:06:24 +0800 From: Major To: kfl%quake.LCS.MIT.EDU@munnari.oz.au Cc: kfl@LARCH.LCS.MIT.EDU, lojban-list@snark.thyrsus.com In-Reply-To: Keith F. Lynch's message of Mon, 3 Sep 90 16:06:26 EDT <9009032006.AA09674@quake.LCS.MIT.EDU> Subject: Date formats Sender: cbmvax!uunet!pta.oz.au!major Organization: Pyramid Technology Corporation Pty Ltd X-Bang-Address: {uunet,hplabs,ukc}!munnari!pta.oz.au!major X-Street-Address: 4th Floor, South Shore Center, 83-87 The Esplanade, South Perth WA 6151, Australia X-Phone: + 61 9 474-2600 X-Fax: + 61 9 474-1221 Resent-Date: Fri, 19 Jul 91 16:16:14 EDT Resent-To: John Cowan Status: RO X-From-Space-Date: Fri Jul 19 17:57:34 1991 X-From-Space-Address: cbmvax!uunet!PICA.ARMY.MIL!protin K Keith F. Lynch's message writes: > 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. Mmmm. Thats true. If you remove the field separators and think of them as single digits not year, month, day then the Japanese way does make more sense. > > The British method is ascending order of significance and the > > Japanese descending order of significance. > > (Which way is it usually done in Australia?) British style (dd/mm/yy) is recognised and generated. Japanese style (yymmdd or y.mm.dd) is recognised, but rarely used. American style (mm/dd/yy) is widely regarded as ugly and a massive source of confusion: "What does he mean he posted it to us on the eighth of December '90, that hasn't happened yet! ... Oh, %$#$%@ American dates" > Don't the British say second January 1990? (Speaking for Australians) Not as often as we say January second 1990. Happy hacking! | For every action, there is an equal and | opposite government program. Major | major@pta.oz.au |