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engineer
 
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Reply Thu 27 Oct, 2022 06:56 am
@izzythepush,
Exactly. If you type 1/2 in excel, it assumes it is a date. US Excel would say January 2nd.
izzythepush
 
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Reply Thu 27 Oct, 2022 07:06 am
@engineer,
Frank should get it now.
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roger
 
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Reply Thu 27 Oct, 2022 02:11 pm
@izzythepush,
I hope that cleared that up for Frank. Didn't help me a bit
izzythepush
 
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Reply Thu 27 Oct, 2022 02:16 pm
@roger,
A half is written 1/2 which would also be a date, which would be 2nd January the US way or 1st February for everyone else.

I can't make it any simpler.

And it's one and tuppence in old money.
Mame
 
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Reply Thu 27 Oct, 2022 02:25 pm
@izzythepush,
In Canada, both are used, which makes it awfully confusing. The UK says the the first of February when speaking, which is why it's 1/2... In North America we usually say January 2nd, which is why it's 1/2. However, some government departments use one way, and others use the other. I wish they'd make up their minds. The only clear dates are ones over 12 (Dec 13, etc). If your birthday is 1/2, it could be either!
izzythepush
 
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Reply Thu 27 Oct, 2022 02:46 pm
@Mame,
Every form I've ever had to fill out is dmy, the only time I encounter mdy is online.

It seems logical to go small and work up, with dmy there's a progression.

Not so much with mdy, you end up going back on yourself half way through.

And for all that American don't say July the fourth.
Mame
 
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Reply Thu 27 Oct, 2022 02:59 pm
@izzythepush,
Some forms here start with the year. It's all over the bleeding map. Maybe the Fourth of July is a holdover from when they declared Independence and still a little under British influence? That's probably the only date they say that way.
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InfraBlue
 
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Reply Thu 27 Oct, 2022 03:01 pm
@roger,
roger wrote:

I hope that cleared that up for Frank. Didn't help me a bit

Excel treats fractions that can be used as dates, e.g. 1/2 as dates in the default Number setting "General," and will show as "2-Jan" after you press the Enter key. You have to switch to another Number setting, like "Text" to keep it as 1/2.

It also switches the Number setting to "Custom" after pressing the Enter key.
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hingehead
 
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Reply Thu 27 Oct, 2022 03:43 pm
@izzythepush,
I tend to use YYYY-MM-DD in a lot of my work - ISO saves confusion (unless you're dealing with someone who doesn't think ISO).
izzythepush
 
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Reply Thu 27 Oct, 2022 05:07 pm
@hingehead,
That makes sense too, it's a progress in one direction.
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izzythepush
 
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Reply Thu 27 Oct, 2022 05:08 pm
@izzythepush,
Although Star Wars does bow to the American usage.
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izzythepush
 
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Reply Thu 27 Oct, 2022 05:09 pm
@izzythepush,
Nobody interested in my old money comment?

I don't blame you, it's not worth it.
DrewDad
 
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Reply Thu 27 Oct, 2022 05:40 pm
@hingehead,
hingehead wrote:

I tend to use YYYY-MM-DD in a lot of my work - ISO saves confusion (unless you're dealing with someone who doesn't think ISO).

This is the way.
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hingehead
 
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Reply Thu 27 Oct, 2022 07:25 pm
@izzythepush,
I thought it would be ha'penny.
izzythepush
 
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Reply Fri 28 Oct, 2022 03:08 am
@hingehead,
The \ was a symbol for shillings back in the day.

LSD. Pounds shillings and pence.
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hingehead
 
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Reply Mon 31 Oct, 2022 10:37 pm
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Sun 6 Nov, 2022 08:04 am

belatedly...

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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Wed 9 Nov, 2022 06:12 am

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hingehead
 
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Reply Thu 17 Nov, 2022 10:16 pm
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Region Philbis
 
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