On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Dan <elderdanle...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dan wrote: > >> Let me see: open Calc in LO 3.6.0.2 and format a column selecting >> the Category as Date and the Language as English(UK). It does not seem >> to matter what is selected as the Format. (I selected 31/12/99.) Enter >> 20-7 in a cell. It becomes 20/7/12. When 20/7 is entered in a cell of >> the column, 20/7/12 is the result. >> It is a matter of formatting the column, cell, or row for the type >> of data to be placed in the sheet. With the correct format >> [English(USA)], I can enter 20-7 in a cell, and it will become Saturday, >> July 20,2012 or Saturday, 20 July 2012 depending upon what format I use. >> (The last one would require selecting User-defined Category and the >> appropriate entries in the Format code box.) >> Ah yes, the "weird" USA way. While I had the Format dialog open >> with UK as the Language, I noticed something in the list of Format >> examples: MM-DD! If it should be DD/MM/YY, then why should it also be >> MM/DD? OK so the USA way is weird, but then so is the British. Check it >> out. Chuckle, Chuckle! (From where this is located in the Format >> example list, I think I know why it is this way. (ISO 8601) But I could >> not resist replying to Tom's comment. >> >> --Dan >> > > Sorry folks, but this is too good to be kept a "secret." Source: > Wikipedia, article: Calendar Date. Here is a quote from it: > > "This sequence is used primarily in the United States, partially in > Canada, and a few other countries[citation needed]. This date format was > commonly used alongside the small endian form in the United Kingdom until > the early 20th Century, and can be found in both defunct and modern print > media such as the London Gazette and The Times, respectively. In the UK, it > would be verbally expressed as Sunday, November the 9th, whereas in the > United States, it is usually Sunday, November 9th, although usage of "the" > isn't uncommon." > > So now we know where the USA got its weird format for dates: from the > UK! Particularly from London England. > Oh happy day! Big Smile! > > > --Dan > FWIW - I prefer ddmmmyyyy or yyyymmmdd; 09Jul2012 or 2012Jul09; unambiguous; with minimum characters! --nvsoar -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
