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7th of July
1th of January, 2th of February, 3th of March, 4Th of April, 5th May, 6th June, 7th July SANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN FERMINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
No place should be a "target". But if we could get all the terrorists in one small area, I wouldn't mind making that a target!
I have been trying to ring my mother for the past 6 hours as she was in the London tube during the rushhour period heading into the Central Zone. I finally contacted my mother and now I'm praying for other family and friends for their search of love ones.
Americans, at least, will ordinarily say "July seventh," instead of "the seventh of July." An exception is made for the Fourth of July because it is a holiday and that way of saying it has become traditional (I believe it reflects older usage).
I think people in the UK also have more of a tendency to say it this way, but I'm not sure.
I think people in the UK also have more of a tendency to say it this way, but I'm not sure.
I have just woken up on this lovely, sunny ....Eighth of July. That's how we normally say it. I know it takes slightly more effort than saying it the American way...July eighth, but to us this side of the Mighty Pond it seems more logical to put the day before the month and then the year....a sort of logical time sequence. Eighth July 2005 ... 08/07/05.
The Americans have caused confusion for the rest of us with their unique way of dating. My birthday is 07 April 1982 (07/04/82) and once I had an official form come back saying I was born on 04 July 1982 (07/04/82).
More people are now reverting to the "Twenty" thing with the years instead of "Two thousand", have you noticed? That's my observation here in the UK anyway. Nobody here referred to the 2012 Olympics as "Two thousand and twelve"..invariably it's "Twenty Twelve". Short, sharp add precise....no messing.
Hope you all enjoy your Eighth of July Twenty-O-Five! :-)
PS: You have to really think carefully how to write down "Eighth" don't you? It even looks ugly.
The Americans have caused confusion for the rest of us with their unique way of dating. My birthday is 07 April 1982 (07/04/82) and once I had an official form come back saying I was born on 04 July 1982 (07/04/82).
More people are now reverting to the "Twenty" thing with the years instead of "Two thousand", have you noticed? That's my observation here in the UK anyway. Nobody here referred to the 2012 Olympics as "Two thousand and twelve"..invariably it's "Twenty Twelve". Short, sharp add precise....no messing.
Hope you all enjoy your Eighth of July Twenty-O-Five! :-)
PS: You have to really think carefully how to write down "Eighth" don't you? It even looks ugly.
LOL yeah Damian its abit annoying saying "two thousand and five" I perfer just saying "O five".
Yes even from a German point of view learning one's language is hard enough now we have to learn miles, inches, etc. Now its the dates.
Here a picture Hans. Just keeping driving north and you probably love to see this sign..
http://graphics.worldweb.com/PhotoImages/KarineKugler/Alaska/Images/HighwaySign.jpg
http://graphics.worldweb.com/PhotoImages/KarineKugler/Alaska/Images/HighwaySign.jpg
LOL Ren that is funny. So all I do when I visit the US and just walk North?
The people of the UK tend to say it the UK way, not the US way, which is completely backwards. Why on Earth put the day before the month?
For the 14th of July we say - 14/6/05
But Americans say - 6/14/05
And the American way confuses me, because sometimes I look at it and say "How can it be the 6/14 when there are only 12 months in a year?"
The British way is logical, because is starts with the smalles unit (the day) and ends with the largest (the year).
For the 14th of July we say - 14/6/05
But Americans say - 6/14/05
And the American way confuses me, because sometimes I look at it and say "How can it be the 6/14 when there are only 12 months in a year?"
The British way is logical, because is starts with the smalles unit (the day) and ends with the largest (the year).
I meant "Why on Earth put the month before the day?"
Putting the day before the month is more logical.
Putting the day before the month is more logical.
"I have just woken up on this lovely, sunny ....Eighth of July. That's how we normally say it. I know it takes slightly more effort than saying it the American way...July eighth, but to us this side of the Mighty Pond it seems more logical to put the day before the month and then the year....a sort of logical time sequence. Eighth July 2005 ... 08/07/05.
The Americans have caused confusion for the rest of us with their unique way of dating. My birthday is 07 April 1982 (07/04/82) and once I had an official form come back saying I was born on 04 July 1982 (07/04/82). "
I agree. The British way is more logical.
The way the Americans say the year is also different. We say "Two Thousand and Five", they say "Two Thousand Five."
The Americans have caused confusion for the rest of us with their unique way of dating. My birthday is 07 April 1982 (07/04/82) and once I had an official form come back saying I was born on 04 July 1982 (07/04/82). "
I agree. The British way is more logical.
The way the Americans say the year is also different. We say "Two Thousand and Five", they say "Two Thousand Five."