How do you read dates?

Question

I think there are different notations for writing date. For example:
10/3/2005
How do you find out how you can read this date? Is it March 10th or October 3rd?

But how can I realize in which country a text has been written? I mean how I can differentiate them without having to know the origin country of a written date?

Answer 1

I think you are screwed there. In USA, they do it the wrong way, beginning with the month and following with the day.
Practically anywhere else we write the day, the month, and the year, a sequence from minor to major.
For me ( and many other people as well ) that would be 10th march 2005.
How can you know without knowing the country of origin ?
I have no idea

Answer 2

Since everybody else has mentioned that it depends on the country, if you don't know the country it's from you'll want to look at spelling to get an idea (be aware that this is just a very rough guide and there are always exceptions).
Often American English takes out the "u" in words like "colour", "favourite", "neighbour" etc.
Also look for words that end in -ise/ize - British English spelling is commonly the former, while American English spelling is commonly the latter.
British English users will generally use the Metric System of measurement, while American English users stick to the Imperial System (however, scientific texts, unless written specifically for the lay-person in America, will use the Metric System as this is the standard within science).
If you can't find any words or spellings that give away the country of origin, then you're probably screwed unless you can find another date in the text that has one of the first 2 numbers higher than 12.

Answer 3

There are different ways of writing the date. For example, in Australia, we put the day before the month.

So the 10/03/05 would be the 10th of March 2005

However, in other places, such as the USA, 10/03/05 would be October 3rd, 2005.

So it really depends on which country you're in - both ways are correct.

Answer 4

Arguing about which way is "correct" is a waste of time. To ensure that your message is understood by your readers, don't use the abbreviated numbers-only method for giving dates. Instead, spell out the month: October 3, 2007; Oct. 3, 2007. The order of information also varies among countries when spelling out the month, but at least there should be much less confusion among your readers.

Answer 5

In French we write the day then the month followed by the year.
April 30, 2007 would be written 30/04/2007.
This is because we say "le 30 avril,2007".
In English you say the month first when speaking.

Answer 6

You can't tell without knowing the country of origin.

Answer 7

If you are american or reading it the american way, its October 3rd, but if its british its 10th March. They are both correct, its just which english you're using. Just like customize(US) and customise(UK).

Answer 8

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Answer 9

It depends on the country.