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Originally Posted by djchapple
It's a matter of where you were brought up. Dates are another example of confusion. We m(the English) say 25th may 2010, which is a natural progression - day - month year.
Over the other side of the pond they say May 25th 2011 which is an odd mixture - month - day year.
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You've got your ponds mixed up! "The pond" is that thing called the North Sea. And the "big pond" is the pond you're probably talking about... Because we do say dd-mm-yyyy here! And you're across the pond from me
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Originally Posted by Freeshadow
P.S. I always hated english 12h notations notoriously mixing up am and pm.
I still wonder why there are clocks on the island instead of sundials simply marked "before teatime/teatime/after teatime"  |
Not enough sun there...
And I always thought that am/pm thing was weird as well. Is it After Midnight and Past Midnight, or After Midday and Past Midday? Or any other combination...
The 24-hour clock makes so much more sense.
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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
Yes, it must be the politeness! I have wondered about that, actually. It's not as if all Americans have to be rude and loud and wear tracksuits & trainers.  |
You're wrong there! How else can Americans differentiate themselves from the rest of the English speaking culture? (oh, I love Kevin Kline in a Fish Called Wanda, especially when put opposite to John Cleese)