Hello Barbara,
The date reads 1st August 2020. But in this age of technology, we need to indicate dates in digits. Therefore, 01.08.2020 is one way of showing this, using 8 digits. If you are asked for 6 digits, it would be 1.8.2020, but with 4 digits, 1.8.20.
I disagree with Philippa about the US way of showing dates — I do not believe we have got used to it one bit. The Americans would say 08.01.2020, 8.1.2020. 8.1/20, which I always read as 8 January 2020!
Ivonne Holliday ● 1363d