this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2023
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (7 children)

The way I see it, the US just writes it the way it's spoken. "August 9th, 2023" vs. "the 9th of August, 2023".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, the US just chose this order and speaks it the same way. I don't speak it this way, you're just used to it (just like everyone is to the way they speak it)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but in proper English, as spoken in England, we would say "9th of August, not August the 9th"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Just like the comment above mine wrote it

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