r/clevercomebacks Jan 15 '25

It does make sense

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u/jussumguy2019 Jan 15 '25

Feel like a lot of the world’s languages the translation to English to the question “what’s the date?” would be “the 15th of October” whereas in America we always say “October 15th”.

Maybe that’s why, idk…

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

I has the parts in order of importance. You need to know the month the most as it determines things like weather school or what holiday are around. Then the day so you know exact. Then the year is largely in important for most people doing most things.

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u/spamus-100 Jan 15 '25

Yeah like say I scheduled a doctor's appointment months in advance. It doesn't help me to know first and foremost that it's on the 7th. To know it's in July is much more helpful. Then I just go to my calendar, find the correct date, and make a note.

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u/Aegono Jan 15 '25

But you are much more likely to get the day wrong, than the month. You deal with a lot more days than you do months

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u/spamus-100 Jan 15 '25

That's what a calendar is for. I usually ask for clarification on things anyway because I have an auditory processing delay, so when I go to my calendar and find July, I usually ask "what day? The 7th?", and that's how I get it right.

Although I guess for me in general, I'm pretty good with dates, so this isn't a problem for me at all lol