Possible alternative for both sides of the pond: "I'm going to dump, bathe and then nap."
I believe the best system is the one the Chinese (and perhaps others) use, which is YYYY/MM/DD/Hour/Minute/Second/second decimals. This system cannot be confused and can be lengthened and shortened with no modification needed. One can specify the year or the microsecond of an event with one unchanged system.
Bingo. And it can be sorted correctly and easily. It is called ISO 8601, normally just called "ISO dates"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
YYYY/MM/DD/etc is the only logical way to write and store dates (and dates with times). So PLEASE let me know when you have changed everyone to use it. I find it amusing that only China and Japan use it [exclusively]. Meanwhile, I have to keep using the stupid MM/DD/YYYY so people know what the hell I am saying. Although I have dated things the right way (ISO) and it does seem that many people understand it, as long as the day is > 12. 2018-01-02 is ambiguous (especially to DD-MM-YYYY countries), but 2018-02-27 is not.
BTW- I think DD/MM/YYYY is just as stupid, maybe even more so than MM/DD/YYYY.
Although we find it normal, our month-first arrangement to the rest of the world makes little sense, being what one commentator has called middle-endian (computer speak for bass-ackwards).
Endian refers to the organization of binary data storage whereby the most significant byte (8-bit unit of data) is typically stored first (in the smallest address, on the left) or last (in the largest address, on the right). If stored first, it is referred to as “big endian” and last, it is called little-endian.
When it comes to bytes of numbers, the first (left) digit is usually the most significant and will have the greatest value (e.g., if you had a numeric number 1,234, the “1” represents 1000 – by far the largest value in the number). This is the same with dates, where the year, which represents 12 months and 365 days, has the greatest “value,” and the day, the lowest.
In putting dates into bytes, in the big-endian format it would be written as YYYY/MM/DD, while in the little-endian format, it would read DD/MM/YYYY. By putting the month first, we’ve screwed this orderly system up by putting the middle value on an end (middle-endian) – and annoyed a large portion of the planet in the process.
what about "have" & "take"
eg I would probably use.
"I'm going to have a bath" or "I'm going to have a nap"
I believe the Americans are more likely to use
"I'm going to take a bath" or "I'm going to take a nap"
That said I'm more likely to say "I'm going to take a dump" then "I'm going to have a dump"
Bingo. And it can be sorted correctly and easily. It is called ISO 8601, normally just called "ISO dates"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
YYYY/MM/DD/etc is the only logical way to write and store dates (and dates with times). So PLEASE let me know when you have changed everyone to use it. I find it amusing that only China and Japan use it [exclusively]. Meanwhile, I have to keep using the stupid MM/DD/YYYY so people know what the hell I am saying. Although I have dated things the right way (ISO) and it does seem that many people understand it, as long as the day is > 12. 2018-01-02 is ambiguous (especially to DD-MM-YYYY countries), but 2018-02-27 is not.
BTW- I think DD/MM/YYYY is just as stupid, maybe even more so than MM/DD/YYYY.
Gave my friends in high school (US) lots of mirth.
Bangers and Mash.
Perfectly understandable.
Oh, and "take the jug handle" in NJ, which is also crystal clear to this bloke from CO.
Rotary, traffic circle, roundabout, .... dafuk.
Rick
Mythbusters tested this a while back and proved that the roundabout was more efficient than the 4 way stop junction and better than a Policeman on duty...
I was referring to the different naming conventions as you travel USA
I have no doubt they are efficient, I've driven in EU!
In USA, you'll run into several types at a roundabout/rotary/circle/island.
1) Those that are petrified of a rotary (10%)
1a) Those that have no idea what lane markings are for. (10%)
2) Those that drive what many of us call "Big Dick Flash-mobiles", who are so large/rich they think rules don't apply to them. (10%)
3) Drivers that think they're the only ones on the road. See #2.
4) Normal drivers that know what a rotary is, and how to merge into one (70%)
Rick
ahhhhh got you
Hmmm wonder what the 70% would make of the "magic roundabours"
https://www.wired.com/2016/08/brilliant-sorcery-englands-7-circle-magic-roundabout/
Mythbusters tested this a while back and proved that the roundabout was more efficient than the 4 way stop junction and better than a Policeman on duty
Roundabouts win with 460 vehicles going through the intersection during the 15 minutes. All way stop signs had 385 vehicles go through in the 15 minutes and the traffic cop had 289 vehicles go through. Roundabouts also have a safety advantage with less severe crashes.
http://www.mikeontraffic.com/4-way-stop-vs-roundabout/
In USA, you'll run into several types at a roundabout/rotary/circle/island.
...........
4) Normal drivers that know what a rotary is, and how to merge into one (70%)
Hmmm wonder what the 70% would make of the "magic roundabours"
https://www.wired.com/2016/08/brilliant-sorcery-englands-7-circle-magic-roundabout/
I've always called them roundabouts. Never called them rotaries.