This is an AutoComplete frustration that afflicts some Word users and not
others. The only known workaround is to insert a space after 2005 before
pressing Enter or Tab. (And note that 2005-3-11 is not an "American format"
and is just as annoying to USians as to Europeans.)

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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"Lin J. Macmillan" Lin J. wrote in
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When I type a date, e.g. 11th March 2005, the computer wants to add the
date
in American format i.e. 2005-3-11. How can I stop this happening?