• BigDiction@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    It’s great, and standard for software. But do any of y’all communicate dates like this in your personal life?

    Like “want to go to a hockey game with me 2026-10-17?” As cursed as mm-dd-yy is, it feels a lot more natural in conversation.

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      3 months ago

      I absolutely fill out dates in iso 8601 any time I’m required to sign a form.

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      3 months ago

      Only a truly insane person would use mm-dd-yy in conversation. “Want to go to a hockey game with me ten seventeen twenty-six?” Or worse, “…oh four oh seven twenty-seven.” Pure madness.

      Conversationally, mmm d yy or d mmm yy (usually just shortened to mmm d or d mmm) is where it’s at.