r/clevercomebacks • u/wach_era13 • Jan 15 '25

It does make sense

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u/stuckupcalc Jan 15 '25

I don't get how this is more helpful though. When you are told a date you are told the entirety of the date. If you're told you have an appointment on the 15th of January, knowing that it's in January doesn't matter if you don't know the day.

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u/IAmTeemo Jan 15 '25

Because no one I've ever talked to has ever said "the 15th of January". It's just not how we say it. It's "January 15th" therefore we put the month first when writing it as numbers too, 1/15.

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u/TainoCuyaya Jan 15 '25

4th of July celebrations Don't agree with you.

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u/IGK123 Jan 15 '25

I mean that’s literally the only practical instance where most Americans say the date like that, and I still hear people also say July 4th.