There aren instances where that's handy.....but really, ISO standard
is the way to go, worldwide.
It's more hidden than anything else. I usually see it on receipts
and schedules and such. But not for "human" use per se. Shame too,
because it works nicely worldwide.
At 11:08 2009-03-10, Stephen Humphreys wrote:
I like the "Oracle" (huge US software company) way of doing things:
'DD-MON-RR' or 'DD-MON-YYYY'
So today would be 10-MAR-09 or 10-MAR-2009
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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [USMA:43635] Re: 24 hour time
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:18:24 -0400
You are correct in fostering the use of the ISO date format; however,
I prefer to use a dash (-) rather than a slash (/) as a separator in
the date format.
For example 20009-03-10. A dash makes it better readable.
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:[email protected]>John Frewen-Lord
To: <mailto:[email protected]>U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 5:49 AM
Subject: [USMA:43628] Re: 24 hour time
The best way for the US to change its date format is to go straight
to the ISO format of YYYY/MM/DD. When Canada converted in the late
'70s, this was the official format at the time, and all Canadian
Federal and Provincial government documentation at the time had to
follow this format.
Regretfully, and primarily thanks to Mr Gates, this seems to have
been abandoned, due in no small part to Windows defaulting to the
US-only format, regardless of which country it is sold in.
This is not merely of academic interest. I bank with HSBC, and have
both UK and Canadian bank accounts, including something called
Global View, where I can view on line (and switch money on line
between) my accounts in both countries simultaneously. The UK
accounts are shown in DD/MM/YY format. The Canadian ones are shown
in MM/DD/YY format when looking at statement summaries or selecting
a date range to view a statement - but the individual entries in
that statement are shown in DD/MM/YY format! Needless to say this
is infuriating and confusing, and I wonder why HSBC do this, as they
are UK-based. However, my printed Canadian statements are
postmarked in NY State with US postage, so there must be a US
connection in there somewhere.
If anyone does online currency trading, all the trading platforms
are in YYYY/MM/DD format, and various online videos I receive from
US-based gurus and experts are also usually shown in this
format. This does save a lot of confusion.
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:[email protected]>David
To: <mailto:[email protected]>U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:07 AM
Subject: [USMA:43625] 24 hour time
What are the changes of the United States adopting 24 hour time
instead of the AM/PM thing? Would there be some kind of law (which
would probably occur after metrication) or would it just be one of
those things people just adopt? What about date standards? I would
like to see America start using DD/MM/YY instead of MM/DD/YY. What
does it take for a country to adopt a date/time standard?
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