It’s because the American tradition of saying dates is month, date, year. We say “August the 10th” while in the UK they say “the 10th of August.” That’s why we write month first; it matches our speech pattern.
It’s because the American tradition of saying dates is month, date, year. We say “August the 10th” while in the UK they say “the 10th of August.” That’s why we write month first; it matches our speech pattern.