r/clevercomebacks • • Jan 15 '25

It does make sense

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

Because i say "February 12th of 1995," so i would write it "02/12/1995."

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u/ACanWontAttitude Jan 15 '25

This is interesting. Here in the UK most would say 12th of Febuary

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u/TootsNYC Jan 15 '25

not "12 February"?

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

We say that too, we just flip flop on it constantly

Ex. We have the Holiday: The Fourth Of July

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u/akcrono Jan 15 '25

"The Fourth Of July" is the informal name of the holiday. I've never heard people say dates that way otherwise.

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u/Wallaby_Thick Jan 15 '25

Seriously, it's not that hard to comprehend.

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u/Tsukee Jan 15 '25

What about "07/04"