Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
31/12/2008
English translation:
31/12/2008
French term
France
reliable and efficient
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English
31/12/2008
this is the French way.
What is the order in British English? Thank you for your help.
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Noni Gilbert Riley
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memonic
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Apr 1, 2009 08:16: memonic changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Noni Gilbert Riley, Rob Grayson, memonic
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Proposed translations
Spain
The translator people turn to
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
31/12/2008
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Kate Hudson (X)
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Helen Genevier
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Thanks Helen.
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Anna Quail
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Thanks Flo.
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Angela Dickson (X)
: yes, though I would advise changing to something unambiguous unless client style dictates otherwise
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Always a good idea, but the ambiguity only really arises when the day of the month is 12 or under.
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margaret caulfield
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Thanks Margaret.
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swanda
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Thank you.
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liz askew
: British English was asked for.
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Thanks Liz ;-)
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K. Ganly (X)
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Thanks Katharine.
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Helen Shiner
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Thanks Helen.
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Simon Mac
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Thank you.
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Assimina Vavoula
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Thanks Assimina
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Jocelyne S
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Thansk Jocelyne
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Jean-Louis S.
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Thank you
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Kevin Harper
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Thanks Kevin
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Nina Iordache
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Thanks Nina
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Charles Hawtrey (X)
: When I was working in a multinational company I always wrote 31 Dec 2008 to avoid all confusion.
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Thanks Charles. Good idea.
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Tony M
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Thanks Tony.
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Valerie SYKES
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Thanks Valerie.
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Adsion Liu
: Sure in UK!
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Thanks Adsion.
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Same in EU only changes in the US
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Note added at 7 heures (2009-04-01 15:58:02 GMT)
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As Mary-Ann asked about British English, I was just "English orientated", saying that ALL English speaking countries write dd/mm/yyyy BUT the US !!
I assume it was implicit but it's definitely not good to "assume" :)
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Helen Genevier
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Thanks Helen !
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aubreydewet
: C'est pareil en angleterre !
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Thanks aubreydewet !
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margaret caulfield
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Thanks Margaret !
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swanda
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Thanks Swanda !
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David Goward
: As far as I'm aware, the Japanese use the YYYY/MM/DD format.
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Thanks David, I guess I clarified my thought (see above)
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Charles Hawtrey (X)
: David's right - in Sweden they use YYYY/MM/DD to my certain knowledge, and probably in other countries too.
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Thanks Charles, appreciate that. I guess I clarified my thought (see above)
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Tony M
: Yes, but the US is the only one to put the month before the day in the version where the year comes last.
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Tony.... I am "scared" to see how much we think alike ;0) Thanks!
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Adsion Liu
: In Chinese, also: YYYY/MM/DD, but this doesn't prevent US from adopting MM/DD/YYYY:-)
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