After so many years in the military, I was accustomed to YYYYMMDD or DDMMYYYY. Now that I have been a 'civilian' for many years, I have adjusted back to the typical American MMDDYYYY and now read dates that way automatically. You will probably find that most use the Brit or European date format and we are once again - the lone wolf. :o)



>>Is 2/1/7 February 1st or January 2nd?
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>Would you have the same problem with 7/1/2?
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>Maybe I should do a poll to learn how many countries of this big world of ours use mm/dd/yy as their date format. It can only lead to confusion, at least amongst all the imports you have there.
>Imagine a foreign-born recent immigrant working in a bank (calculating interest and such) or a hospital and misunderstanding a date. Could cost money, or even lives.
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>I bet the U.S. would run smoother overall if you used yy/mm/dd everywhere. And look at all the computer jobs the conversion would create... better than Y2K < s >
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>>>Hi Guys
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>>>I'll be outa here soon, for my Xmas break, and probably not back till 2/1/7 (unless I get curious and pop in).
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>>>So I'd just like to wish all us nerds a Happy Christmas/Holidays/Hanukkah and I'll see you in the new year.
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>>>Have a good'n
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>>>Best wishes
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>>>Terry