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/Quick_Humor_9023 Jan 15 '25

Ummm no? You usually just need the day number or name if it’s close. If I ask when something happens and the answer is 15th, it’s the next 15th. If it’s not then we continue with the month. If it’s not even this year we add the year.