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Translations get mixed up (Language: English, Locale: Switzerland)

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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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32/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript

Research direction

No files or tests are named in the issue. First reproduce the mixed German and English date/time strings with Language: English and Locale: Switzerland, then trace the localization path used for those strings. Done means the displayed date and time text consistently follows the selected language and locale settings.

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What is going wrong? What did you observe?

In date and time strings, German and English words get mixed.

I guess that this is due to my settings, which are Language: English and Locale: Switzerland.

Examples:
Screen Shot 2021-08-09 at 11 35 47
Screen Shot 2021-08-09 at 11 36 00

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