[WikiEN-l] Do we really want to confuse every American who reads the Wikipedia?

The Cunctator cunctator at kband.com
Mon Mar 3 03:58:46 UTC 2003


On 3/2/03 10:39 PM, "Sean Barrett" <sean at epoptic.com> wrote:

> What is with these straw man attacks?  It is NOT going to go off in 30
> minutes.  Where in the world did you get that absurd idea?  Furthermore,
> 2/3/03 is a non-sequitur -- no one has ever suggested it.  The
> discussion involves only 2 March 2003 versus March 2, 2003.
> 
> What, exactly, is confusing about 2 March 2003?
> 
It's simply not correct in American English.

It sounds like Yoda-speech to the American ear.

The Date-bot needs to be reversible.




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