Re: CLDR: 2 vs. 4 digit years in US?

From: Bashar (big@kuwaitnet.net)
Date: Tue Dec 06 2005 - 17:50:23 CST

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    off topic question, why its mm/dd/yy and not dd/mm/yy (or yyyy) in the
    US too (or is it in Europe and other part of the world except arab world) ?

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    Deborah Goldsmith wrote:

    > http://dev.icu-project.org/cgi-bin/locale-bugs/discuss?id=920
    >
    > The issue has been raised as to whether to change the number of
    > digits in the year for short date formats from 2 to 4 for the en_US
    > locale. In other words, should short dates, which are currently
    > formatted like 12/06/05, be changed to 12/06/2005?
    >
    > The CLDR technical committee is considering this request, and would
    > like to gather feedback. This is not a formal Unicode Public Review
    > Issue, but an informal opportunity for people to give their opinion.
    > I trust that that will not be a problem for this list. :-)
    >
    > Deborah Goldsmith
    > Internationalization, Unicode liaison
    > Apple Computer, Inc.
    > goldsmit@apple.com
    >
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