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National standard format is yyyy-mm-dd. [161] dd.mm.yyyy format is used in some places where it is required by EU regulations, for example for best-before dates on food [162] and on driver's licenses. d/m format is used casually, when the year is obvious from the context, and for date ranges, e.g. 28-31/8 for 28–31 August.
Year Word of the Year Notes 1990 bushlips: 1991 mother of all – 1992 Not! 1993 information superhighway: 1994 Tie: cyber and morph: 1995 Tie: World Wide Web and newt: 1996 mom: Emergence of voting blocs like "soccer moms". 1997 millennium bug: 1998 e-1999 Y2K: 2000 chad: Cause of a recount in the 2000 US election: 2001 9-11, 9/11 or September ...
This was the first year in which Merriam-Webster used online voting to decide its Word of the Year. [67] The term was created by Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central in The Colbert Report ' s first episode, [ 68 ] which took place in October 2005, [ 69 ] to describe things that he fervently believes to be the case regardless of the facts. [ 70 ]
“Brat,” another word that has taken on new meaning in 2024, was named Collins Dictionary’s word of 2024 for being one of the most talked about words on and offline. For more CNN news and ...
This year, Collins English Dictionary already pronounced "brat" as its 2024 word of the year. Contributing: Greta Cross Kinsey Crowley is a trending news reporter at USA TODAY.
The beginning of President Martin Van Buren's administration saw the nation dive even deeper into a years-long depression, which may explain why his stock dipped so significantly in 2008, the same ...
Two 4-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum Guinea: President: No set terms (transitional) Guinea-Bissau: President: Two 5-year terms, as per the 1996 constitution reform Kenya: President: Two 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform Deputy President: Two 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform Lesotho: King
"Demure" was also officially named Dictionary.com's word of the year for 2024. TikTok star Jools Lebron is responsible for its virality this year. Demure: Brat summer is almost over. Get ready for ...