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Old 30-06-2008, 12:19 AM #26
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American: 2008 January 17th = 08/01/17
British: 17th January 2008 = 17/01/08

And Americans don't say an 'and' in numbers, so 810 in America would be 'eight hundred ten', whereas in the UK it's 'eight hundred and ten'.
Actually, everyone I know goes "Eight hundred and ten"
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