Lesson 8d, Exercise 3:
Date Format 7/5/55 for "July 5th, 1955" is North American only.

Listen to Kenny. He uses the American date format. Then answer the question.
What is the year of Kenny's birth? Kenny's birth date is July 5th, (7-5-55).
Map courtesy of Wikipedia contributor MarkV.
date-formats-map-640.jpgKenny's birthdate is 7/5/55.
red-countries.jpg In the USA: 7/5/55 = July 5th, 1955.
blue-countries.jpg In MOST other countries: 7/5/55 = May 7th, 1955.
green-countries.jpg In China, Kenny's birthdate is = 1955/07/05.


Watch the video again. Listen to Kenny again. Listen to the teacher.

Interviewer: When's your birthday?
Kenny: 7 - 5 - 55
(seven, five, fifty-five).
Kenny is American. Kenny's birthdate is July 5th, 1955 (7/5/55).
In the USA,
1 - the first number is the month.
2 - The second number is the day, and
3 - the third number is the last two digits of the year.

In England, 7/5/55 = May 7th, 1955!
In the UK,
1 - the first number is the day.
2 - The second number is the month,
3 - and the last number is the last two digits of the year.

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