rr7@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoThe greatest country in the worldlemmy.worldimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down14
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minus-squareGestrid@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThe way I see it, the US just writes it the way it’s spoken. “August 9th, 2023” vs. “the 9th of August, 2023”.
minus-squarenevial@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNo, 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)
minus-squareNuPNuA@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYeah, but in proper English, as spoken in England, we would say “9th of August, not August the 9th”
The way I see it, the US just writes it the way it’s spoken. “August 9th, 2023” vs. “the 9th of August, 2023”.
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)
Yeah, but in proper English, as spoken in England, we would say “9th of August, not August the 9th”