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Old 03-03-2013, 09:25 AM   #4
JD Gumby
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Originally Posted by ShellShock View Post
I can't see any way to change it - this is just lazy programming. MM/DD/YYYY is just so illogical too. How did the US ever settle on that format?
Probably because the most common way to say dates out loud, at least in North America, when also stating the year is "March 3rd, 2013" (to use today as an example). "The 3rd of March" is also commonly used (about even with "March 3rd") - but never when the year is specified.
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