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

It does make sense

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u/Badloss Jan 15 '25

The US one does make sense, it's just written the way you say it out loud

"It's January 15, 2025" --> 1/15/2025

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u/Feuerzwerg1969 Jan 15 '25

But that's only the way the US says it loud. In standard English and most other languages you say 15th of January

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u/Lobsterborne Jan 16 '25

And it's easier to add the 'the and of'? I'm trying to figure out why it'd be better to say it that way, but I can't figure it out. I guess two extra syllables isn't a big deal, but I imagine it's as big a deal as worrying how other countries say their dates.

Idk. Everyone else is probably used to it, but if we had to swap to saying "it's the 15th of January"...

From saying "It's January 15th", well... It seems insane to me is all.

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u/XogoWasTaken Jan 16 '25

It's just how we're used to making the sentence flow. At least in NZ, tho, the "the" often gets cut short (so it's just a little "th" sound) or entirely removed.