• Baby Shoggoth [she/her]
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    141 year ago

    In the USA most people would say “august 9th”, not “the 9th of august”, which is one of the reasons mm/dd/yyyy is the standard format here

    • @kautau
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      21 year ago

      Which extrapolated, who the fuck would say “the September of 2024” and not “September, 2024” for example

      • Uvine_Umarylis
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        61 year ago

        This is actually often done when trying to be more eloquent or dramatic or add importance, like how Independence day is The 4th of July versus just saying Jily 4th.