- Is America the only country that uses mm dd yyyy?
- Why do Americans use a different date format?
- How do Americans write the date?
- What date format makes the most sense?
Is America the only country that uses mm dd yyyy?
Despite the variety of date formats used around world, the US is the only country to insist on using mm-dd-yyyy.
Why do Americans use a different date format?
One of the hypotheses is that the United States borrowed the way it was written from the United Kingdom who used it before the 20th century and then later changed it to match Europe (dd-mm-yyyy). American colonists liked their original format and it's been that way ever since.
How do Americans write the date?
When you prefer to write the date in American English, usually the month comes before the day, then followed by the year. If we use the same example as before: The 6th day of the month September, in the year 2019, then the date in American English should be written as: Sept 6. September 6.
What date format makes the most sense?
MM/DD/YYYY makes sense for sorting things involved in long term projects, but then YYYY/MM/DD also makes sense and is in order.