looking for a challenge?

[Greg]

I would just say "the 15th" and hope they could figure out what month it was.

[mikecweb]

You crazy non-americans, have you gone mad. :P
Its August 15, 2003.

[indian airlines]

I'd have said, "The 14th of August, 2003".

[aloges]

I'd say "Heute ist der 15. August 2003." which is "Today is the 15th August 2003." in English.

[Katamarino]

I'd have said 14th August!

[JeffinDEN]

Just curious T, when spoken, how would you say today's date?

[indian airlines]

Most everyone replies in the Month, Day, Year format, thus 9-11

Most everyone in America.

Not anywhere else, but to each his own.

[JeffinDEN]

Why not Year/Month/Day ?

If someone were to ask you what today's date is, would you answer 14 August 2003?

or

August 14th, 2003?

Most everyone replies in the Month, Day, Year format, thus 9-11

[ATLcenter]

I fully agree with Kat...but not here...9-11 should be 9-11 since our police is number is 911. As a student who has to describe the symbolisms of catastrophes, I can assure you that 9-11 will make it easier for future generations of school goers to have easier work

[mikecweb]

Cuz we can.
We're just wierd like that.

[Katamarino]

Moving on - WHAT is the logic of putting Month then Day then Year? Surely Day then Month then Year, ie ascending magnitudes, is far more intuitive...?

[mikecweb]

The reason I think it is and will be referred to as 9-11 is because it changed the way everyone lived immediately. Life was different b4 and is different after that one day.

[ATLcenter]

As far as I see it, what is tragedy? Millions have lost their lives before in so many different things. I understand that America (along with the rest of the world) is still recovering from 9/11, but do realize that this is an evernt that is not even being fully adressed by many. For instance, MMany, if not most people (myself included) refer to 9-11 as 9-11. Why? You have World War II, The razing of Dresden, The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and other common familiar phrases, and then you come up with 9-11. Isn't 9-11 a date?
I understand the severity of the events that unfolded that day, and perhaps there has not been enough time to establish a name for that day, but I find it highly irregular to refer to it by a date.

Even WWI was named the Great War immediatly after it, or perhaps even during it. I understand that the war was YEARS long, whereas 9-11 was only a few hours. Also, the rules are different when in war and peace.But if you look at it from an objecttive point of view, I feel that 9-11 was NOT the worst thing to happen to this country.

Just try looking at it as a non-American, without any bias of any kind. With plain, raw data, the numbers give the toll up.

BTW, feel free to attack my arguements, rather than me. Due to the nature of some members of this discussion I feel it is proper to remind us all of that....

[aloges]

Edit - And leave my panties out of this

No I will not say anything about "vice versa"... No, I WILL NOT.

Whoops, I just broke my promise to myself.

[aloges]

Good thing that I still don't get what that comment had to do with anything in the first place!