minus-squareslothrop@lemmy.catoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why do Americans want to know the month first and the day second?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·5 days agoI’m guessing, but it’s likely because the spoken form for a date is normally, 'May 31st, 2025" vs “The 31st of May, 2025”, hence 05/31/25 v 31/05/25. linkfedilink
I’m guessing, but it’s likely because the spoken form for a date is normally, 'May 31st, 2025" vs “The 31st of May, 2025”, hence 05/31/25 v 31/05/25.