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About the different date representations around the world, we experienced
these communication problems as well. We've got people working here from
America, the UK, Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands. Also, our client
base is international as well. Obviously, it is very easy to get confused
on the proper date for a meeting or agreement. That's why we agreed to
spell out all names of the month. So 04-05-1999 is written as 04 May 1999.
This seems to work fine, at least everybody shows up at he proper date.
Jeroen Hendrix
PolyDoc
the Netherlands
Mail to: jhe -at- polydoc -dot- com
Web: www.polydoc.com
Dick Margulis wrote:
>
> And while we're examining differences, does anyone know of any problems
> cause by the American system of representing dates (month--day-- year)
vs.
> other ways of representing dates (e.g., the "European" method of
> day--month--year)?
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On which Geoff Lane responded:
This is hearsay (and so may be an 'urban legend'). One of my clients is a
major multi-national. So the story goes, they held an international
'conference' in England on the fourth of May 1994. An administrator sent
out email invitations that specified the date '4/5/94'. Two US delegates
arrived a month early for the conference
