Kilopascal wrote in USMA 11005:
>> Changing the numeric month to letters is wrong. Leave the standard as it
>is. Also, there is only one hyphen between the digits, not two.
>>
>> Today is 2001-02-14. Any problems understanding this?
Two days ago there was a problem about interpreting 01-02-12. Was it
Jan 2, 1912
Feb 1, 1912
Feb 12, 2001 ?
CAN/CSA-Z234,4-89, based on ISO 8601, on All-Numeric Dates and Times states:
Note:When the month is spelled out, any sequence is permissible because no
danger of ambiguity exists. For example, neither 1 July nbor July 1 can be
misinterpreted."
Kilopascal favors purity even if it might be misunderstood. What does he
think is the purpose of all-numeric dating?
Joseph B. Reid
17 Glebe Road West
Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
