Re: [OT Why GB English is different] Re: Mozilla firefox en-gb

[Daniel Barclay <daniel@fgm.com>]

Paul Johnson wrote:

> Roel Schroeven <rschroev_nospam_ml@fastmail.fm> writes:
...
> > One way to avoid the confusion is by using the ISO format:
> > yyyy/mm/dd. Also makes it very easy to sort by date.
>
>
> Still has potential for ambiguity. 

Not really.  The only system in use that puts the year first
puts the month next and the second last.

Yes, you could make up a system that puts the month last,
but no one uses such a system, so when you see yyyy/xx/xx,
you can know how to interpet it.


> Which is why when you know other
> people you're communicating with use other date formats, it's probably
> best to use something neutral like 6 MAY 2004...

What about when they use other _languages_?


Daniel