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Poll
Question: How would you say the date 'June 7'?
Option 1: The correct way: 'June seventh' votes: 9
Option 2: The bizarre way creeping into English: 'June seven' votes: 0
Title: PotD: what the fuck has happened to English pronunciation of dates
Post by: ME## on July 07, 2021, 04:09:02 PM
I don't know where this phenomenon of saying the cardinal numbers for dates in English has come from but it's irritating as fuck akudood;
Title: Re: PotD: what the fuck has happened to English pronunciation of dates
Post by: Thyme on July 07, 2021, 04:12:47 PM
tfw june three as opposed to june third ifeelbetter;
Title: Re: PotD: what the fuck has happened to English pronunciation of dates
Post by: ME## on July 07, 2021, 04:33:03 PM
Quote from: Thyme on July 07, 2021, 04:12:47 PMtfw june three as opposed to june third ifeelbetter;


mais on parle anglais pas français akudood;
Title: Re: PotD: what the fuck has happened to English pronunciation of dates
Post by: YPrrrr on July 07, 2021, 04:45:07 PM
It's because people are being dumb and writing dates incorrectly as June 7th, 2021 instead of the standard June 7, 2021

So when they see it written in the correct format they read it without the th
Title: Re: PotD: what the fuck has happened to English pronunciation of dates
Post by: Thyme on July 07, 2021, 05:01:40 PM
7th of June 2021 hocuspocus;
Title: Re: PotD: what the fuck has happened to English pronunciation of dates
Post by: ME## on July 07, 2021, 05:30:41 PM
The Thrice of August
Title: Re: PotD: what the fuck has happened to English pronunciation of dates
Post by: Nyerp on July 07, 2021, 08:40:40 PM
seven june
Title: Re: PotD: what the fuck has happened to English pronunciation of dates
Post by: C.Mongler on July 08, 2021, 01:28:17 PM
Jwune sweven daddy
Title: Re: PotD: what the fuck has happened to English pronunciation of dates
Post by: ikanaide on August 26, 2021, 06:58:22 AM
people here say "june the seventh" or "the seventh of june"
Title: Re: PotD: what the fuck has happened to English pronunciation of dates
Post by: ME## on August 26, 2021, 01:42:56 PM
Quote from: ikanaide on August 26, 2021, 06:58:22 AMpeople here say "june the seventh" or "the seventh of june"

june the seventh, st thatcher's day
Title: Re: PotD: what the fuck has happened to English pronunciation of dates
Post by: silvertone on August 26, 2021, 01:52:47 PM
never heard of june seven. you must be paranoid...