== one date, two letters == date = 2026-12-29 (TUESDAY) dd-MM-yyyy = 29-12-2026 dd-MM-YYYY = 29-12-2027 == the same YYYY pattern, four locales, three dates == date en_US en_GB fr_FR en_IN 2026-12-28 2027 2026 2026 2027 2026-12-29 2027 2026 2026 2027 2027-01-01 2027 2026 2026 2027 == why: each locale defines what a week is (WeekFields) == en_US WeekFields[SUNDAY,1] week-based-year of 2026-12-29 = 2027, week number = 1 en_GB WeekFields[MONDAY,4] week-based-year of 2026-12-29 = 2026, week number = 53 fr_FR WeekFields[MONDAY,4] week-based-year of 2026-12-29 = 2026, week number = 53 en_IN WeekFields[SUNDAY,1] week-based-year of 2026-12-29 = 2027, week number = 1 == how often is YYYY wrong? every day of 2020-2030, compared with yyyy == en_US 36 wrong days out of 4018 en_GB 19 wrong days out of 4018 fr_FR 19 wrong days out of 4018 en_IN 36 wrong days out of 4018 == the days that are wrong in the US locale == 2024/2025: 2024-12-29->2025, 2024-12-30->2025, 2024-12-31->2025 2025/2026: 2025-12-28->2026, 2025-12-29->2026, 2025-12-30->2026, 2025-12-31->2026 2026/2027: 2026-12-27->2027, 2026-12-28->2027, 2026-12-29->2027, 2026-12-30->2027, 2026-12-31->2027 2027/2028: 2027-12-26->2028, 2027-12-27->2028, 2027-12-28->2028, 2027-12-29->2028, 2027-12-30->2028, 2027-12-31->2028 2028/2029: 2028-12-31->2029 == yyyy vs uuuu: same for modern dates, different for the era == date = -0043-03-15 yyyy = 0044 uuuu = -0043 yyyy G = 0044 BC