YSK to spell out the first three letters of the month when…
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YSK to spell out the first three letters of the month when using the DD/MM/YYYY format to avoid confusing Americans
Why YSK: To spell out the first three letters of the month when using "Little Endian" dating format.
Most of the world uses either DD/MM/YYYY (23 Jun 2026) or YYYY/MM/DD (2026 Jun 23) when writing out dates. This often confuses people in the United States, as it's one of the few countries to use MM/DD/YYYY (otherwise known as "Middle Endian") when writing dates.
I'm an American myself, but I prefer using DD/MM/YYYY as it seems more logical. At the same time, I don't want to confuse my fellow Americans when writing dates. So I will typically write out the date as "23 Jun 2026". This keeps the "Little Endian" format while also leaving the date and month unambiguous to anyone who is reading it.
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Why YSK: To spell out the first three letters of the month when using "Little Endian" dating format.
Most of the world uses either DD/MM/YYYY (23 Jun 2026) or YYYY/MM/DD (2026 Jun 23) when writing out dates. This often confuses people in the United States, as it's one of the few countries to use MM/DD/YYYY (otherwise known as "Middle Endian") when writing dates.
I'm an American myself, but I prefer using DD/MM/YYYY as it seems more logical. At the same time, I don't want to confuse my fellow Americans when writing dates. So I will typically write out the date as "23 Jun 2026". This keeps the "Little Endian" format while also leaving the date and month unambiguous to anyone who is reading it.
#education
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