Software Internationalization Guide

Software Characteristics That Vary by Locale
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Time Formats
Some countries capitalize month and day names; others do not. Tabl e 2-7 shows how
one date is represented in a variety of ways, both in different countries and within the
same country.
Time Formats
Time formats have many variations. Some languages format time based on a 12-hour
clock, such as US English, Australian English, and British English. Languages such as
Table 2-6. Date Formats by Language
mm/dd/yy US English
dd/mm/yy Australian English
British English
Canadian French
Danish
Spanish
dd-mm-yy Dutch
Flemish
Italian
Norwegian
dd.mm.yy Finnish
French
German
Swiss French
Swiss German
yy/mm/dd Portuguese
yy-mm-dd Swedish
Table 2-7. Date Formats by Country
Country Date Formats
Denmark fredag, 20, marts 1994
England Friday, 20 March 1994
20/3/94
France vendredi, le 20 mars 1994
ven, 20 mars 1994
20.3.94
Italy venerdì 20 marzo 1994
20-III-94
Japan 94.3.20
United States Friday, March 20, 1994
Fri., Mar. 20, 1994
3/20/94
3-20-94