Reply to Ken.......As others have pointed out...as all schoolchildren learnt by
rote...30 days hath September, APRIL, June and November...
Regards
John Duggan,
Wales, UK
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From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 12:00
Subject: Re: [OM] TOPE 2, Night Pictures. Deadline Looming
The convention in most of the English speaking world outside the US is 'day,
month, year'. Logical and unconfusing. I suspect that most of your difficulty
is cultural, not reasonable! :-)
When a date is presented in numbers only, as it so often is, the US technique
can be very confusing. 1.4.13 - is that the fourth of January or April Fools
Day?
Get with the sequence, mate.
Andrew Fildes
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On 09/04/2013, at 5:03 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
> I was wondering if everybody was napping. I suppose our Queen's English
> Police Force would rather I write it 31 April. Personally, I prefer writing
> it as April 31, because when spoken the "April" immediately defines the
> context of the "31". When stated as "31 April" the problem is that the
> listener is confronted with numbers without immediately knowing the
> context. The brain is distracted trying to find meaning to the "31". 31
> virgins? Area 31? Jack Benny's age? The number of flavors at the ice cream
> shop? Where the Prime Minister lives? 31 lashes with a wet noodle? The
> answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything?
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