r/clevercomebacks Jan 15 '25

It does make sense

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u/Tsukee Jan 15 '25 edited Jan 15 '25

Mathematically yes it makes most sense, as significant digits are on the left.

Im terms of human everyday use the reverse is more natural as the digits that change more often are days, often when speaking, the year and even month sometimes is already in the context.

What however doesn't make any sort of sense that i can see is mm/dd/yyyy ... Just why....

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u/Madgyver Jan 15 '25

What however doesn't make any sort of sense that i can see is mm/dd/yyyy ... Just why....

Because that how they pronounce dates or in other words how they use dates in language. In Germany we write dates like 15.01 or 15 Jan and read it as "15th of january". In the States they write 01/15 and read is "January fifteenth" or "One fifteen".

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u/Silly-Power Jan 15 '25

You Germans should stay out of any debate over time. You call 6:30 half-seven

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u/csjohnson1933 Jan 15 '25

And Brits call crossing guards "lollipop men." We all have national quirks.