Because precise dates are used much more commonly contemporaneously than they are for historical purposes. This is so true that the year is commonly omitted, as it is assumed and understood by all parties without mention.
I figure it’s because the year can be seen as an optional appendage if you’re talking about dates from the current year. Like, I can say “that happened on May 5th,” or “I’ll be there June 18th,” and you can reasonably assume I mean in 2024 unless I specify “June 18th, 2063.”
Now, as for why you can say “I’m going on the 18th,” but Americans don’t say 18th of June, 2024, I haven’t a clue. We really only seem to have logical explanations for the way we do things about half of the time.
Wrong, the date is 2024-06-12.
Finally some culture in this thread.
Sprays anti-bacterial liquid
ISO8601 🙌
For its prevalence in usage i always wondered why the iso standard desigation could’t be an easier to remember round number.
Filters out the casuals.
2024, June 12.
Why isn’t the long form like this as well? Especially since the year is the most important info anyway when it comes to things like studying history.
Actually, on second thought, computers would organize things by alphabetical order this way which would seem weird.
Because precise dates are used much more commonly contemporaneously than they are for historical purposes. This is so true that the year is commonly omitted, as it is assumed and understood by all parties without mention.
Got it.
I figure it’s because the year can be seen as an optional appendage if you’re talking about dates from the current year. Like, I can say “that happened on May 5th,” or “I’ll be there June 18th,” and you can reasonably assume I mean in 2024 unless I specify “June 18th, 2063.”
Now, as for why you can say “I’m going on the 18th,” but Americans don’t say 18th of June, 2024, I haven’t a clue. We really only seem to have logical explanations for the way we do things about half of the time.
Got it.
April 5th, 2063, Bozeman, Montana
I will be there.