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by zufallsheld 1412 days ago
Great, using "never" as prompt results in:

"At 12:00 AM, on day 31 of the month, only in February"

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In some contexts it is a legal requirement to treat the date February 29th in a non-leap-year as March 1st.

Not precisely related, just a go-to "they've thought of that" anecdote for when people are underestimating how thorough the law can be.

Often people want to treat the law as if it were computer code, but fortunately sometimes it's more like the grade-school teacher making sure that the kids play nicely together.
Always: “Every minute”

Sometimes: “Every hour”

Once in a blue moon: “At 12:00 AM, on day 18 of the month, only in February”

On my birthday: “At 12:00 AM”

On Christ's birthday: “At 12:00 AM, on day 25 of the month, only in December”

"spaghetti": “At 12:00 AM, between day 8 and 14 of the month, only in January through April and June through December”
That's a good one.

BTW, it's case sensitive:

"on independence day": “At 12:00 AM, only on Thursday, only in July” (0 0 * 7 4)

"On Independence Day": “At 12:00 AM, on day 4 of the month, only in July” (0 0 4 7 *)

Hey, it understood Cinco de Mayo: 0 0 5 5 *