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UnoriginalGuy on July 3, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Recognising a Bad User Interface at First Glance

> Well, on the other hand, 'customary' US order is MM-DD-YYYY based on how we normally (verbally) say dates.

Like the 4th of July?

ycombobreaker on July 3, 2015 [–]

No, like July 4th. Or July 5th. Or October 31st. The 4th of July is a notable exception, and the GP's point of how we "normally (verbally) say dates" stands.

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