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[–] 7 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

If most of the dates you're looking at are within a reasonably narrow span (say 90 days), DD.MM.YYYY gives you the important information first, and you can often omit the YYYY entirely.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Exactly. It's also spoken in that order for that reason. At least in the languages I know. If I ask you for the date and you start with 2026, I'll be a litte confused.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Must be a regional thing, because around here it's MM-DD-YYYY spoken.

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