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   Message 199 of 1,237   
   Wilfred van Velzen to Maurice Kinal   
   Re: still be bashing   
   05 Jun 15 17:16:44   
   
   Hi,   
      
   On 2015-06-04 22:25:47, Maurice Kinal wrote to Wilfred van Velzen:   
     about: "Re: still be bashing":   
      
    MK> -={ vrijdag, juni 05 2015, 00:25:47 +0200 }=-   
      
    WvV>> We are writing and pronouncing the date with the day number   
    WvV>> first, so that should be: "4 juni 2015"   
      
    MK> I don't believe any locale formats it like the extra-special DateTime   
   stamp   
    MK> on the first line.  Usually - if indeed not always - the day is numeric   
    MK> characters and null padded when single digits (ie 1-9 becomes 01-09).  I   
   am   
    MK> more curious about the spelling and if indeed the alpha day and months are   
    MK> correct as Dutch days and months.  The format I chose had nothing to do   
    MK> with locales and more to do with possible translation issues.   
      
   What is the point of translation if you don't do the format right? As it is   
   now it's a mixed US / Dutch date, that none of the parties involved will   
   appreciate much... ;)   
      
   Bye, Wilfred.   
      
      
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