Vít Zvánovec wrote:
Dear colleague,
now it is more clear.
Jan. = "led."
Feb. = "ún."
Mar. = "břez."
Apr. = "dub."
May = "květ."
Jun. = "červ."
Jul. = "červen."
Aug. = "srp."
Sep. = "září"
Oct. = "říj."
Nov. = "list."
Dec. = "pros."
Yes, this is possible, because in theory you can shorten every word.
It may be a little bit confusing since July is "červen." and červen
(June) is "červ.". (červ is in Czech a "worm").
It's amusing to hear that my idea is full of worms. :-)
All begin with
lower case letters as shown.
In Czech language the month names are always written like that. Only
first word of a sentence is natural exception: "Červen je šestý
měsíc.".
Of the 28 languages in the place where I found the list only 7
capitalize the month names.
My personal
preference remains to have the ISO standard format for
dates (YYYY-MM-DD) but I have no illusion about this idea finding
acceptance from most English speakers.
It is possible for storing dates, but for viewing we use only 2
systems:
a) 1. února 2004 (month is in genitiv, therefore ended with -a)
b) 1. 2. 2004
What has been the effect of joining the European Union?
and in the
former Czechoslovakia numbers would have avoided any
requirements to choose between different Czech and Slovak forms.
Czech and Slovak are two different languages. It something like
English and French in Canada (if you don't care that Czech and Slovak
are very close to each other which is not the case of English and
French). Therefore the difference in month names in Czechoslovakia
was the one of many more important differences.
Of course they're different, but in a bilingual country when texts must
be issued in both languages, it is good to have a neutral standard. All
government documents in Canada now use the ISO format, 2004-08-06. The
abbreviated form for August is the same in English and French except
that it uses a capital "A" in English and a small "a" in French.
That's
enough to make people argue
For you the abbreviations might be most useful in
dealing with
confused expatriates who are now living in the United States. :-)
In which sense?
A Czech who may have emigrated to the United States after the 1967
problems would now be more familiar with the American system. He may
have taught the Czech language to his children who are more familiar
with the American system of dates. These would be the confused people.
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