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Re: German dates?

Subject: Re: German dates?
From: quills -at- airmail -dot- net
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 12:08:51 -0500

A question for the German Whirlers out there.

I have a German doc (written in English), which is dated
"07.02.96". Does this mean 7 February 1996?

Thanks!

-- Meg

Yes, it does. Day, month, year. Only us illiterate colonials in the US use month, day, year.

Scott

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