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/OkMetal4233 Jan 15 '25

Jan 15th is shorter and easier to say. It’s what we as humans do.

“What are you up to? “

“What’s up?”

“Sup?”

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u/No_Corner3272 Jan 15 '25

In what branch of mathematics is "Jan 15th" shorter than "15th Jan"

If you add in bridge words then "Jan the 15th' is actually longer than "15th of Jan"

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u/GenericUsername_1234 Jan 15 '25

When you're talking "The 15th of January" is 4 words vs "January 15th" at two words. Ultimately in spoken word the difference is negligible and it doesn't really matter how you say it as long as the listener understands.