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Re: date formats
On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, David Merrill wrote:
> {Jan, Feb, etc} regardless of the language doesn't make sense. I like
> YYYY-MM-DD because 1) it is language-independent, 2) it follows the
> ISO standard 3) it is easily parsed 4) it is unambiguous.
Seconded. I think the LDP should standardise on this format, and advise
all authors/translators to update their texts accordingly.
(BTW, in the general discussion of alternative formats, you forgot to
mention the "diplomatic service" format:
25/XII/00 for 25th Dec 2000
-- it too is unambiguous, but also a bit of a pig to parse.)
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