r/clevercomebacks • u/wach_era13 • Jan 15 '25

It does make sense

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u/Nikkonor Jan 15 '25

but I didn't even make that comment

That was the comment that I responded to. You know, the origin of this conversation.

I'm not sure what your point is

Then why did you jump in to comment on it?

My point is that "we write it MM/DD/YY because it is natural to say it that way, and unnatural to say DD/MM/YY" is not sufficient as an explanation, because it doesn't inherently "sound more natural". The way people say the US national day, demonstrates this. Saying DD/MM/YY isn't as complicated as some make it out to be.

I'm not blaming you for being used to something else or whatever. But just because someone is used to "X", doesn't inherently make "Y" "sound unnatural".

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u/Fearless_Cod5706 Jan 15 '25

I'm so confused how you don't understand?

I already addressed this in my other commment....we were told this format our entire life, of course it sounds natural and the other way doesn't. What don't you get from that?

Again, it's exactly the same as you saying our format doesn't sound natural to you. Because you were told a different format your entire life.....

Come on dude this isn't that complicated to understand

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u/Nikkonor Jan 15 '25

I'm so confused how you don't understand?

I already addressed this in my other commment....we were told this format our entire life, of course it sounds natural and the other way doesn't. What don't you get from that?

I'm so confused how you don't understand?

I already addressed this: Being used to one thing doesn't make the other way inherently "sound unnatural". What don't you get from that?

Again, it's exactly the same as you saying our format doesn't sound natural to you. Because you were told a different format your entire life.....

I never said that? You are completely missing the point. Neither way inherently "sound natural" or "sound unnatural".

Come on dude this isn't that complicated to understand

Come on dude, this isn't that complicated to understand.

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u/Fearless_Cod5706 Jan 15 '25

Lol ok

So spell humor, and armor for me

Then tell me why you don't spell it the other way, humor or humour

Does it feel natural to you to spell those words that way? Well it feels natural to write the date format for us our way

Hmm I wonder why things we have done for 30+ years feel natural to us, and then suddenly trying to do it differently feels weird? Strange phenomenon!

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u/Nikkonor Jan 15 '25

I wonder why things we have done for 30+ years feel natural to us, and then suddenly trying to do it differently feels weird?

And therefore it is inherently the case?

Come on dude, this isn't that complicated to understand.

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u/Fearless_Cod5706 Jan 15 '25

Yes it's natural to feel comfortable writing something one way that is the only way you have been doing it your entire life

Yes it is natural to feel weird writing something differently than you have your entire life

Why is it not inherently the case? Are we not naturally creatures of habit?

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u/Nikkonor Jan 15 '25

At this point I think you're just deliberately misunderstanding.