Glenn Miller wrote:
> On 23 Mar 2002, Martin Fritsche was seen to have posted this wee note into
> netscape.public.mozilla.general, to which I have responded as follows:
>
>
>>>Because that's some weird ass non-standard date format.
>>>This side of the pond uses mmddyyyy.
>>>;-)
>>
>>What's more weird?
>>small unit - medium unit - large unit or
>>medium unit - small unit - large unit?
>
>
> QED!
>
> The Standard (and indeed logical) date format is ddmmyyyy.
>
> It is the USA which uses a non-standard way of writing the date.
>
>
> Glenn Miller
>
To point to my confused state as a Canadian again: If I walk into a pub
and order a pint of beer, I /expect/ a proper, 20-oz. Imperial pint (569
mL, I believe), not the short-order, 16-oz American version (473 mL).
I'm /so/ glad we switched to SI some 25+ years ago; makes life /much/
easier. . . .
Brian
--
Westron wind, when will thou blow?
The small rain down can rain:
Christ, if my love were in my arms
And I in my bed again!
-- Anonymous lyric, early 16th c.
