[WED]CHAPMAN and LEIGH

Thu, 28 Mar 2002 22:03:38 EST

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In a message dated 3/28/02 9:28:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
sue.avalon@btopenworld.com writes:

> while across the Atlantic they put "Month-Day-Year".
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This issue came up in the Toronto Star newspaper in their "You Asked Us" 
column and technically one is supposed to put the day/month year in that 
order.
Yes, Canada is across the Atlantic too.
However, many people now write it the US way - I suspect putting the month 
first derives from a business/bookkeeping standard that has now crept into 
common general use.
Martin Field. 

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<HTML>In a message dated 3/28/02 9:28:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, sue.avalon@btopenworld.com writes: 
 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">while across the Atlantic they put "Month-Day-Year". 
 
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This issue came up in the Toronto Star newspaper in their "You Asked Us" column and technically one is supposed to put the day/month year in that order. 
Yes, Canada is across the Atlantic too. 
However, many people now write it the US way - I suspect putting the month first derives from a business/bookkeeping standard that has now crept into common general use. 
Martin Field. </HTML>

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