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Who cares to touch the grass? (lemm.ee)
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[-] verdigris@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

The most important part is the year.

[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

Why? The year changes least quickly, (especially the decade) so you can often infer without needing it.

[-] pseudonym 10 points 2 years ago

The same reason "one thousand" is written 1000 and not 0001

[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 years ago

Because that's the way it's said? Dates are spoken day month year. Because you go more specific to more general.

[-] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Depends on where you live

[-] verdigris@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Because it's the most significant. If it's wrong or missing you're off by much more than if the day or month is wrong.

[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago

But that's good, like a parity check. Because your wrong by much more, it's easier to tell from context clues. That's why people abbreviated the year to 'in 98' or something like that.

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