[captn3m0]

Day:Month::Number:Word makes for an easier pattern recognition. It’s the same DD/MM ambiguity problem, but using DD/OCT solves it quite well in conversation and otherwise.

[demondemidi]

Only because you’ve been trained your life to know the order. Plus the words don’t even sort.

[Juliate]

They don't sort... in your language, or how you call them. So what?

[demondemidi]

Having dates (month names) that sort is great if you are a programmer.

Otherwise, so what indeed.