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Why not make it crystal clear and use the ISO format 2022-07-03.
Not possible to make mistakes reading it and as far as computer goes, this format sorts just perfectly fine...
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Let's all just agree to use the Stardate: 75999.6
Except that's Apr 10 2401 in the NextGen Stardate system. 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Insularity, much like the State Department's map featuring "Here be dragons" almost everywhere outside the US.
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Greg Utas wrote: the State Department's map featuring "Here be dragons"
At least the rest of the Western world hasn't (yet) allowed the insane to take over the asylum. One of the reasons that I refuse to visit the US any more is that with all the "woke-ism" and other nonsense, no one (including the locals) knows what the proper standards of behavior are any more.
I say nothing of the physical danger of going into many (most?) major cities.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Visit Canada and you'll be disabused of the notion that the rest of the West hasn't allowed the insane to take over. Or New Zealand or Australia, for that matter. And that's not even mentioning the EU, which is almost beyond hope.
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Well, there are still plenty of places in Israel that I haven't visited yet... 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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What do you mean, "almost...."?
The EU have been masters of insanity for decades... 
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I'm an optimist at heart!
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Sounds like a US of A caveman...
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Confused American: There are "other countries??!"
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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ISO 8601 is the only true path.
P.S. Do the Gerpeople still use 3.VII.2022 ?
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ISO 8061 with offset from UTC FTW, time zone optional
Actually, I find this thread hilarious bitching about US dates while recommending "Jul". Irony has no bounds.
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Remember, this is the same country that is still using the English system of measures, when almost everywhere else we use the Metric system...
It is as if there is a need to proclaim that they are not like anyone else, all the time....
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United States - switching to the metric system... inch by inch.
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...or foot by foot, or yard by yard, or finger by finger, or...anyone any more body parts?
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At least we don't use stones for people, MPH for speed limits while distances are in Km
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Where's that?
Here in the UK, road sign distances are in miles and speed limits are in MPH.
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We were in the process of converting to metric but couldn't figure out how to handle 19" racks. 
>64
Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.
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To correct your misunderstanding of the US, we do (and have) used both English and metric. I, like other kids of my generation, learned both in high school back in the 1960s. And I was raised in a small town/rural area. Americans really have no issue using both and switching between them.
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Actually, it all depends on what of the country you look at. I have lived and worked in the US, and have experienced this for myself.
While I agree that the Metric system is taught (to some degree, again depending in what state yih are in), I have yet to see road signs in anything other than Miles or MPH. Or fluid measures - especially when the US usesUS gallons VS. Imperial gallons. Or weights. And so on.
This isn't to say that metric measures aren't used in the US. At least in the scientific community they have embraced the Metric system as it is provides a consistent base with the rest if the scientific community. But as far as the average daily usage in America, I have yet to see it take hold.
I am not looking to start a flame war with this. This is simply my own experiences and observations.
I also admit that there are still some holdback's to the English system - specifically we still use acres instead of hectares. That would be more difficult to change and use as it would impact how to describe land usage (a fraction of a hectare vs. one acre). But for the most part we here in Canada have made the switch back in the 70s, and have pretty much given up on the English system with no regrets.
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Back to the Stone Age! Fred Flintstones units forever! LOL
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In comments, I have long used yyyy-MMM-dd format (e.g. 2022-Jul-14). When dating documents, I use dd-MMM-yyyy (e.g. 14-Jul-2022). When storing dates (e.g. in a database) I store UT, converting from the current time zone when necessary. When displaying dates in a program, I use the current locale, converting from UT to the local time zone.
This doesn't solve all issues - conversion between time zones can be problematic, but is "good enough" for most of my needs.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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For Chris Maunder:
And now for something completely different (Monty Python).
Are there any rules or restraints to posting code (C code) we have written? It's pretty short maybe 3 routines.
I am the author of code but make references to the inspiration for it (all in the comments).
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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