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as someone born and bred in the UK, YYYY-MM-DD is the only correct way to display a date

Do you also address your mail to "United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh;" or tell people, "I'm going on holiday to Croatia, Split?"



I do write Lisbon, Portugal, whenever I talk about where I live. Doesn't take much extra effort to provide more precision and avoids possible confusions.


You probably should, actually.




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