• MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    You can say two fewer words with the American version. “It’s December 12th” compared to “it’s the 12th of December”.

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      11 months ago

      you don’t have to say the and of can just get reduced to the point it’s almost not even said

      • Infernal_pizza@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        You can also just say it’s the 12th since basically everyone knows what month it is when they ask the date!