rr7@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoThe greatest country in the worldlemmy.worldimagemessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1893arrow-down1217
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minus-squareGestrid@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·11 months agoThe way I see it, the US just writes it the way it’s spoken. “August 9th, 2023” vs. “the 9th of August, 2023”.
minus-squareworrisomeDeveloper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·11 months agoSorry, guess I forgot about that classic American holiday, July 4th
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoThat is indeed how many Americans say it.
minus-squareteuniac_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·11 months agoThat also doesn’t make a lot of sense though, does it. In my language, the day comes first. Also when spoken.
minus-squarenevial@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoNo, the US just chose this order and speaks it the same way. I don’t speak it this way, you’re just used to it (just like everyone is to the way they speak it)
minus-squareNuPNuA@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoYeah, but in proper English, as spoken in England, we would say “9th of August, not August the 9th”
minus-squarenevial@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoJust like the comment above mine wrote it
The way I see it, the US just writes it the way it’s spoken. “August 9th, 2023” vs. “the 9th of August, 2023”.
Sorry, guess I forgot about that classic American holiday, July 4th
That is indeed how many Americans say it.
That also doesn’t make a lot of sense though, does it. In my language, the day comes first. Also when spoken.
It does in real English too.
No, the US just chose this order and speaks it the same way. I don’t speak it this way, you’re just used to it (just like everyone is to the way they speak it)
Yeah, but in proper English, as spoken in England, we would say “9th of August, not August the 9th”
Just like the comment above mine wrote it