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Other languages including English, from England. We also say the 29th of February.
Real English is American you bloody redcoats are always appropriating our culture
I’m not implying you can’t say “of” in English, but it’s common (and shorter) to say “Feb 29th.” It is not however correct to say “Feb 29th” in many other languages, which is why Europe made day first dates the regional standard. And just like with the imperial vs metric systems, England has shifted to more often use Europe’s standard rather than the one they came up with themselves.
Are you trolling or just incapable of acknowledging that you can speak a date differently than its written representation? The entire reason for any standard is just to ensure you're working within a known/consistent framework. You can measure in imperial or metric but you can't label an imperial or metric unit as the opposite just because you prefer it that way.
If I hand you glass of milk with a skull and crossbones sticker on it why would you assume it's harmful when in my region it's used to signify its high calcium content? I can say "poison" or I can say "milk", but a skull should never be interchangeably used.
In the same way, a date written in a global standard format should always be immediately recognized as signifying ONE particular date, and you're then free to localize it however you please.
Not trolling. I just think all three formats are correct and I can’t understand why everyone must demand their way is the only correct way.
No, we say 29th Feb in English.