It has been said that England and the US are two countries separated by a common language. The way we write such dates is a case in point. In England, that is the ninth of August, two thousand five.
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It has been said that England and the US are two countries separated by a common language. The way we write such dates is a case in point. In England, that is the ninth of August, two thousand five. In the US, is it September eighth, two thousand five. This is why you should not write dates with slashes if you can help it. Either way, there are many ways to write them in words.