I&#x27;m surprised PHP doesn&#x27;t already have US_state_name_to_abbreviation() and US_state_abbreviation_to_name() baked in already. This is a language that supports[0] Swatch Internet time[1]. Literally, a &quot;time&quot; format made up as a gimmick to advertise one specific brand of wristwatch from the late 1990s.<p>I hope someone on Hacker News who contributes to the PHP core can attempt to correct this discrepancy.<p>[0]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.php.net&#x2F;manual&#x2F;en&#x2F;function.idate.php" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.php.net&#x2F;manual&#x2F;en&#x2F;function.idate.php</a><p>[1]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Swatch_Internet_Time" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Swatch_Internet_Time</a>