I just had a talk with the kids about the way we say the date in english Back in the day when I was still detained at school, I learned to say "today we are the First OF february". Kids maintain that we must say "today we are the First February".
I am wondering if english dialect has been made asier for newer generation or if I forgot anything due to all those years.
So if there is some people over here that might be educated enough to make it clear and put me up to date if needed it would be appreciated.
You have the pleasure of telling your kids that you're right - we Brits say "today is the second of February", or alternatively "today is February the second". Not to be confused with the Yanks, who would say "today is February two", illustrating again that the US and UK are two nations separated by a common language!
I decided last month to make an effort to improve my German before Davos, and started a Rosetta Stone course. The only trouble is that I'll do a few lessons over several days, then take a break, and when I go back it then insists on going back over the previous lessons again! It obviously knows how bad my memory is ............
I've just realised what may have confused your kids. Although we say "the first of February" or "February the first", it would be written as "1st February" or "February 1st". So in terms of how it's written your kids are right, but in terms of how it's said, you're right.
Hopefully harmony can now be fully restored in the Sabatier family!
Post by Charlie Freeman on Feb 4, 2018 20:55:56 GMT
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