Preferred Date Format

[whynot]

Which is what @Liam W posted he usually does. Isn't that what you were confused about?

I'm confused about Date...

What is "Date"?
IMO it is: 14 April 2015

What is "Day"?
IMO it is : Tuesday

Then
Day Date Month, Year > Tuesday 14 April 2015 April, 2015
That is a really long date.

 

[Martok]

I'm confused about Date...

a numbered day in a month, often given with a combination of the name of the day, the month, and the year

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/date

 

[whynot]

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/date

often given with a combination of the name of the day, the month, and the year

Day Month, Year instead of Day Date Month, Year

 

[Martok]

But you said

What is "Date"?
IMO it is: 14 April 2015

which is incorrect as the definition of Date I linked to explains.

 

[whynot]

which is incorrect as the definition of Date I linked to explains.

OK, make it :
Date: Tuesday April 2015

Day Date Month, Year:
Tuesday Tuesday April 2015 April 2015

 

[Martok]

OK, make it :
Date: Tuesday April 2015

Day Date Month, Year:
Tuesday Tuesday April 2015 April 2015

No.

Day is Tuesday
Date is 14
Month is April
Year is 2015

So Day Date Month Year is Tuesday 14 April 2015.

Simple.

 

[Amaury]

No.

Day is Tuesday
Date is 15
Month is April
Year is 2015

So Day Date Month Year is Tuesday 15 April 2015.

Simple.

'Cept today's the 14th.

 

[Martok]

'Cept today's the 14th.

Clearly you've edited my quote as it says 14th in my post.

 

[whynot]

Simple.

I rather choose Einstein's relativity...

 

[Daniel Hood]

Always, always, always d/m/yyyy

I honestly have no idea how someone can use a different method, completely illogical.

While this is also the date I use (as I'm in America and we do things rather odd), I must point out that you were the only one to not explain the rational. Jaxel went into great detail explaining the logic behind his method (which goes against his) so to say anything else is "completely illogical" is odd.

Just like it makes no sense to use the Imperial system in the 21st century, either, there's only about 3? countries who still use it, the USA included.

As a US citizen... this bugs the hell out of me lol.

 

[Liam W]

Just like it makes no sense to use the Imperial system in the 21st century, either, there's only about 3? countries who still use it, the USA included.

I'm pretty sure the UK gets the prize for strangeness here, bearing in mind we mix up both metric and imperial.

Ive never understood why we do that...

 

[Martok]

I'm pretty sure the UK gets the prize for strangeness here, bearing in mind we mix up both metric and imperial.

Ive never understood why we do that...

To be fair, the UK has moved to the metric system in the most part with a few exceptions including driving speeds and distances and beer drinks in pubs

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_the_United_Kingdom

Generally the older generation still use imperial measures whilst younger people use metric and the transitional group like me use both.

Cost is the main issue for driving. It'd be way too expensive for the government to replace all road signs with distances in kilometres. As for driving on the left, that's unlikely to change, though it has been discussed by top MPs that if it ever did then there would be a phased introduction, with lorries making the switch on one day and all other vehicles on the following day.

 

[whynot]

It'd be way too expensive for the government to replace all road signs with distances in kilometres.

How are the speed limits displayed?

 

[Paul B]

How are the speed limits displayed?

Usually on signs mounted on posts.

 

[whynot]

Smart!
I have no idea how can they display speed limits on my XF posts.

 

[AdamD]

I'm pretty sure the UK gets the prize for strangeness here, bearing in mind we mix up both metric and imperial.

Ive never understood why we do that...

Heh true, it's like we started to convert, then never finished.