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Subject: Re: [office] Proposal for "possessive month names"


David Faure wrote:

>Hello TC members,
>
>In some languages (at least Czech, Polish, and Slovenian), dates can contain
>either the month as is (e.g. "17 stycznia 2004" in Polish is "17th January 2004")
>or using the possessive form ("17 dzieƄ stycznia 2004" is "17th day of January").
>
>This is a little bit like "the 12th of January" in English, except that this form
>is only spoken and not written in English.
>  
>
I have seen it in written form in English - in legislation and such 
like. "Given under my hand this 12th day of January.." etc.

regards,
Sean
http://seanmcgrath.blogspot.com




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