Kaskara in Silver Dress: an essay for comment and discussion by Ed Hunley

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Ian

BTW, does the date 04-07-2018 mean July 4, 2018 or April 7, 2018 in Europe? I'm always getting confused by these different date formats.

We never had the "July 4" format. We write day/month/year, like 04/07/2018, or skip the zeros (4/7/2018) or even shorten the year( 4/7/18). All those formats are consuetudinary.
However we are now converging to one only system, putting the year in the first place, the month in second and the day in the end (2018/07/04); we already find many blank forms with the corresponding spaces pre-formated ... and even legended. Whether this new system is legally obliging and is European and not only Portuguese, i would have to check.

[kai]

Hello Fernando,

However we are now converging to one only system, putting the year in the first place, the month in second and the day in the end (2018/07/04); we already find many blank forms with the corresponding spaces pre-formated ... and even legended. Whether this new system is legally obliging and is European and not only Portuguese, i would have to check.

Nothing binding yet AFAIK - I see it often in scientific contexts; it certainly allows for much better sorting! (Commonly given as 2018-07-04, possibly to differentiate it from the other notions involving slashes or dots as in 4.7.2018 ...)

BTW, Ian, does it matter? (Both dates being in the past...)

Regards,
Kai

[Ian]

Originally Posted by kai

... BTW, Ian, does it matter? (Both dates being in the past...) ...

Kai,


Actually it might. As you know, and Fernando correctly pointed out, current items for sale cannot be referenced in Discussions. A July 4th item is more likely to be an active sale than one posted on April 7th.


Ian.

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Ian

... A July 4th item is more likely to be an active sale than one posted on April 7th...

Curiously the date in this Swiss page is broken by slashes (2018/07/04). I do believe the sale is still active, as it even has a box to place offers ... which appears to be functional after you register.

[fernando]

Originally Posted by kai

... Nothing binding yet AFAIK ...

I would say it depends on the perspective. I was checking my State issued documentation and the system is seen all over, namely in the Automobile Circulation Tax and IRS liquidation demo and receipt. So if it is not binding, it has an official posture.

Originally Posted by kai

... it certainly allows for much better sorting! (Commonly given as 2018-07-04, possibly to differentiate it from the other notions involving slashes or dots as in 4.7.2018 ...)

The issue here was the format in which time fractions are presented; separation patterns were not relevant for Ian's question. OTOH, whether the optional use of dashes or slashes may fall into a conventional method, the dots may presuppose a visibility issue.

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