I originally posted this on the other site back when I took the picture, and it resulted in a lot of confused comments, especially from Americans, eventually getting removed by overzealous mods. Either way, I promise you that this date does not exist, and has never existed.

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    7 months ago

    Written has ambiguity, spoken doesn’t. One has to be standardized and the other doesn’t.

    The topic is about written, not spoken since we all completely comprehend this.

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      7 months ago

      I disagree with that assumption.

      The comment I was originally replying to was talking about the two most debated formats while ignoring ISO for “non-technical” people. Those two formats are that way because of the way people most commonly speak it in the region where they originated. I agree that the best written format is ISO, but it’s not commonly used outside of technical circles because it requires that you say it in a different order than you read it, which proves difficult for a lot of people.