[88keys]

I agree re: writing dates...being a "regular" person, I would write on my check Sept. 11, '01 or 9-11-'01...as a general query though, isn't it customary for Europeans (or computers?!) to list the day first, as in 11-09-01? (don't know where I got that idea!)

[El Gato]

isn't it customary for Europeans (or computers?!) to list the day first, as in 11-09-01

It's the way the military, civil servants working for the military, and to a lessor extent some military contracters, write dates. Although it would be more common to spell or abreviate the month, (9 November 2001 or 9 Nov 01, etc) but I've seen the all numbers version more often the last few years. I've got to the point where I always spell out or abreviate the month just to avoid confusion. I.E. is 11-09-01, the 9th of November or the 11th of September....ooh hadn't noticed that about today's date. :)