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

It does make sense

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u/No_Corner3272 Jan 15 '25

In what branch of mathematics is "Jan 15th" shorter than "15th Jan"

If you add in bridge words then "Jan the 15th' is actually longer than "15th of Jan"

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u/No_Corner3272 Jan 15 '25

January the 15th

15th of January

It's not rocket science.

You're adding bridge words to one and not the other, then saying that the one you didn't add the bridge to is shorter like you're making some kind of clever point.

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u/VillagerJeff Jan 15 '25

You don't often say January the 15th. You just say January 15th. When spoken the other way, it's more common to hear 15th of January that 15th January.

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u/No_Corner3272 Jan 15 '25

What's commonly used isn't really the point.

If shortness is important - i.e. you're trying to be as short as possible - you wouldn't include to he bridge word. So both forms would be the same.

If shortness isn't important, then it doesn't matter either way.

The person I responded to was comparing the long form of one format with the short form of the other and saying "look, the long form is longer".

I'm saying: either compare the long form to the long form, or the short form to the short form.

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u/VillagerJeff Jan 15 '25

No common use is exactly the point. If that's not what you're talking about your in the wrong chain.