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| Do not use <var>dd</var>-<var>mm</var>-<var>yyyy</var>, <var>mm</var>-<var>dd</var>-<var>yyyy</var> or <var>yyyy</var>-<var>dd</var>-<var>mm</var> formats, as they are ambiguous for some dates<ref>These formats cannot, in general, be distinguished on sight, because there are usages in which 03-04-2007 represents March{{nbsp}}4, and other usages in which it represents April{{nbsp}}3. In contrast there is no common usage in which | | Do not use <var>dd</var>-<var>mm</var>-<var>yyyy</var>, <var>mm</var>-<var>dd</var>-<var>yyyy</var> or <var>yyyy</var>-<var>dd</var>-<var>mm</var> formats, as they are ambiguous for some dates<ref>These formats cannot, in general, be distinguished on sight, because there are usages in which 03-04-2007 represents March{{nbsp}}4, and other usages in which it represents April{{nbsp}}3. In contrast there is no common usage in which 2007-04-03 represents anything other than April{{nbsp}}3.</ref> | ||
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| {{!xt|7/2001}}<br />{{!xt|7-2001}}<br />{{!xt|07-2001}}<br />{{!xt|2001-07}}<br />{{!xt|2001 July}}<br />{{!xt|July of 2001}} | | {{!xt|7/2001}}<br />{{!xt|7-2001}}<br />{{!xt|07-2001}}<br />{{!xt|2001-07}}<br />{{!xt|2001 July}}<br />{{!xt|July of 2001}} | ||