Comments on: Date Formatting http://www.meryl.net/2007/08/14/date-formatting/ Content on writing, tech, business, marketing, social media Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Meryl http://www.meryl.net/2007/08/14/date-formatting/comment-page-1/#comment-398658 Meryl Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:37:24 +0000 http://meryl.net/2007/08/14/date-formatting/#comment-398658 <p>Thanks for pointing those out, Miraz, and reminding us that we're not all on the same schedule in terms of seasons.</p> <p>I needed to send a package to the UK -- and had trouble trying to figure out the shipping costs. So it was an enlightening experience.</p> Thanks for pointing those out, Miraz, and reminding us that we’re not all on the same schedule in terms of seasons.

I needed to send a package to the UK — and had trouble trying to figure out the shipping costs. So it was an enlightening experience.

]]> By: Miraz Jordan http://www.meryl.net/2007/08/14/date-formatting/comment-page-1/#comment-398015 Miraz Jordan Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:29:17 +0000 http://meryl.net/2007/08/14/date-formatting/#comment-398015 <p>Good point about the headings in forms.</p> <p>It actually needs to go a bit wider than such dates, as I recently wrote in my post 'What time was that?':</p> <p>http://mactips.info/blog/?p=2204</p> <p>Words and phrases such as "PDT" and "next spring" are also very confusing.</p> <p>And if we're talking about web forms, people should know that not everyone has a Zip code either. Forcing me to enter a Zip code I don't have is nonsensical!</p> Good point about the headings in forms.

It actually needs to go a bit wider than such dates, as I recently wrote in my post ‘What time was that?’:

http://mactips.info/blog/?p=2204

Words and phrases such as “PDT” and “next spring” are also very confusing.

And if we’re talking about web forms, people should know that not everyone has a Zip code either. Forcing me to enter a Zip code I don’t have is nonsensical!

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