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I should have clarified that it is how dates are pronounced in American English. British people will say “it’s the 21st of July, 2021”.

I don’t think the US resisting things is so mysterious. The US is a large country that largely defines its own culture (and exports that culture to the world). The average american isn’t going to switch systems unless they have a VERY good reason to. For the fields where it matters (ex. the sciences) they’ve largely already switched.



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