2007-02-22 20:34:07 · 14 answers · asked by jaden j 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
Because when someone asks you what the date is you say February 23, 2007.. Hence 02/23/07 You don't say it's the 23rd day of the 2nd month of the year 2007. Hello, that's a mouthful.
2007-02-22 20:37:24 · answer #1 · answered by pussnboots333 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
in response to the other person who said its a mouthful..........
Well you do say 21st of FEB 2007
which is the same as 21/02/07
its just preference..i prefer 21/02/07-- makes more sence as your progressing up in size, day month then year...
2007-02-23 04:41:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pussnboots333 - we don't say "the 23rd of the second month" ; we say "the 23rd of february". Hardly much more of a mouthful than "February 23rd", which, incidentally, is something we also say. If I followed your logic, then Americans would say "the second month, the 23rd day".
Americans just seem to like the shortest possible way of doing things - another example is numbers. In Britain we say "one hundred and forty five", Americans say "one hundred forty five".
Yet again, two nations separated by a common language.
2007-02-23 05:06:42 · answer #3 · answered by chip2001 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because they are the only ones in step. They are waiting for all the old people to die before they change, so as not to confuse them. Why do they persist with feet, gallons, pounds and fahrenheit? Actually I think it's something to do with isolationism.
2007-02-23 07:09:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is rather stupid.
It takes a people who still keep Imperial measuments in the year 2007 to write dates like
that.
2007-02-23 11:17:32 · answer #5 · answered by swenson0 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it is preferable to have the first set of figures, the day figures, to change every day.
2007-02-23 05:25:59 · answer #6 · answered by Alex 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it sorts the months sequence when used in spreadsheets etc.
2007-02-23 04:47:41 · answer #7 · answered by ANON 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For once, we Brits do something in a more logical way than they do.
Rejoice!
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2007-02-23 04:44:41 · answer #8 · answered by efes_haze 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
thats the way i was taught to do it
month day year
2007-02-23 04:37:16 · answer #9 · answered by gregs111 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably the same reason they add unnecessary endings to words, e.g. izing - who knows?
2007-02-23 04:51:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋