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Ron Sharcott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
The US? Metric? Maybe in science but think back to the recent lost
satellite that was caused by an error between standard and metric
because metric was assumed by everyone except the vendor for a part. If
the red on that image is supposed to be countries that use metric then
someone is pulling your leg. Invert the colours and you might get
countries that use metric.
Personally, I think that the dates should be standardized to YY/MM/DD.
It makes sense to show general to most specific. Look at mailing
addresses and you see the same issue. Country on the last line when
maybe it should be first?
Why general to specific? Why not most important to least important?
As I see it, we have the ISO way - your recommendation - which goes from
most significant to least, and increments right-to-left.
Then there's the European way - most important first - which increments
from left to right.
Lastly, the Americans have to be random, and increment from the centre
out :-)
Cheers,
Wol
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