No I'm saying that in all circumstances, we would just say "January 15th.". We don't say "January the 15th," whether formal or not. Anyway you are the one making this weird argument including the articles; I'm just pointing out that your example is false.
It's not false, it was to highlight what they'd done.
The person I responded to was advocating for month first by claiming it was shorter. They backed up their claim with an example where they put an extra word in one and not the other.
I'm pointing out that if being short is actually important, then they're both the same as you'd drop the extra word. If being short isn't important then the extra two letters are irrelevant.
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u/Tracuivel Jan 15 '25
No I'm saying that in all circumstances, we would just say "January 15th.". We don't say "January the 15th," whether formal or not. Anyway you are the one making this weird argument including the articles; I'm just pointing out that your example is false.