Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibO 3.6.0.2 - Calc: date notation

AFAIK, ISO 8601 is the Swedish notation.

And in order of textual sorting, it is the far most logic notification. But
I agree that mdy is far less logic than dmy or ymd.

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On 26 July 2012 12:34, Joep L. Blom <jlblom@neuroweave.nl> wrote:

> On 25-07-12 20:49, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
>
> > 2012/7/25 anne-ology <laginnis@gmail.com>:
>
>
>
> > > > > > >    I resent the US way of ISO 8601. We Dutch and other Europeans use
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >  more logical sequence of day-month-year instead of the illogical
> > > > > > year-month-day.(most important first, least important last: very often
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > year can be missed).
> > > > > > Joep
>
> > Exactly what is strange with ISO 8601?
>
> Jonny,
> As I said before it's illogic. In my view in a date the least significant
> (fastest changing) part is the day so it's logical to put it in front.
> In the over 2000 years date notation systems are used all logical and
> illogical combinations have been used.
> The reason I find that the current European (Dutch, Swedish) notation is
> more logical than the ISO 8601 is that in many cases the year notation is
> omitted which is in the European notation self-explaining but in the ISO
> 8601 less intuitive.
> However, it's my personal feeling and don't forget: international rules
> aren't always right! :)
>
> Joep
>
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