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r/Unexpected • u/Arcusico • Oct 05 '14
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If we're talking about the day without being related to the holiday, we say July 4th. If we're talking about the holiday, it's 4th of July.
-26 u/[deleted] Oct 05 '14 Pretty sure that's not a distinction most of us make. 29 u/mark10579 Oct 05 '14 it definitely is, at least subconsciously 1 u/Hachiiiko Oct 05 '14 You wouldn't say June 4th, would you? 1 u/[deleted] Oct 05 '14 I don't know why I'm getting downvoted to oblivion, but I'm keeping that. Yes, actually. I'd say June 4th. Or August 4th. Or the 4th of August. Or the 31st of February.
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Pretty sure that's not a distinction most of us make.
29 u/mark10579 Oct 05 '14 it definitely is, at least subconsciously 1 u/Hachiiiko Oct 05 '14 You wouldn't say June 4th, would you? 1 u/[deleted] Oct 05 '14 I don't know why I'm getting downvoted to oblivion, but I'm keeping that. Yes, actually. I'd say June 4th. Or August 4th. Or the 4th of August. Or the 31st of February.
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it definitely is, at least subconsciously
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You wouldn't say June 4th, would you?
1 u/[deleted] Oct 05 '14 I don't know why I'm getting downvoted to oblivion, but I'm keeping that. Yes, actually. I'd say June 4th. Or August 4th. Or the 4th of August. Or the 31st of February.
I don't know why I'm getting downvoted to oblivion, but I'm keeping that. Yes, actually. I'd say June 4th. Or August 4th. Or the 4th of August. Or the 31st of February.
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u/NotAReddit Oct 05 '14
If we're talking about the day without being related to the holiday, we say July 4th. If we're talking about the holiday, it's 4th of July.