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The greatest country in the world (lemmy.world)
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[–] 46 points 3 years ago (5 children)

Aug 9, 2023 and 08/09/23 literally say the same thing.

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  • [–] 88 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    They do but one informs the reader of the order of the format while the other doesn’t.

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  • [+] -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    August 9th 2023 would be 09.08.2023 in Germany though 😉

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Also changing it to periods doesn't avoid confusion about the order. Also pretty sure we fought a whole war over not being like the Germans, so...

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    It's quite simple really. The order is "small to big". You start with the smallest unit, in this case the day. Then follows the next largest unit, the month, and finally the year. Basically the same as in the top picture, but in reverse order.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The first isn’t ambiguous at all; the second is hella ambiguous.

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