Kath Posted 10 June , 2020 Share Posted 10 June , 2020 When did the U.S.A. start to put (in numerals) the month before the day? Kath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 10 June , 2020 Share Posted 10 June , 2020 2 minutes ago, Kath said: When did the U.S.A. start to put (in numerals) the month before the day? Kath. Certainly pre ww1 in my experience. Apparently it is as far back as the colonial era - they retained the earlier format whereas the UK moved to a format in line with the rest of Europe. https://www.news.com.au/technology/why-do-americans-put-the-date-the-wrong-way-around/news-story/2623ac4a756a5948df44c0233ea8b4a9 Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wexflyer Posted 10 June , 2020 Share Posted 10 June , 2020 5 minutes ago, ss002d6252 said: Certainly pre ww1 in my experience. Apparently it is as far back as the colonial era - they retained the earlier format whereas the UK moved to a format in line with the rest of Europe. https://www.news.com.au/technology/why-do-americans-put-the-date-the-wrong-way-around/news-story/2623ac4a756a5948df44c0233ea8b4a9 Craig So, now that Britain is no longer in Europe, dates will revert to proper US-style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kath Posted 10 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 10 June , 2020 Thank you, Craig. Kath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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