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Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Boss corrected me

I used 'th' after a number in a date - and the boss said it was incorrect on all counts and was quite, as he put it, 'amateurish'. I wrote 'The meeting is scheduled for February 15th.' Is it really that much of an egregious thing? He said that it should have been 'February 15'. He's the boss, so I acquiesced to his correction. But is the 'th' absolutely incorrect and out of the question?
  

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goronsky February 15 This one is the much more standard, usual, and common of the two, but of course the one with 'th' is completely understandable. Personally, I don't use the 'th', and I see it only very rarely, so I consider it part of a somewhat old-fashioned style of writing dates, which is why you see it more often on invitations for more ceremonious events like weddings. CJ

— CalifJim

  • goronsky February 15 This one is the much more standard, usual, and common of the two, but of course the one with 'th' is completely understandable.
  • Personally, I don't use the 'th', and I see it only very rarely, so I consider it part of a somewhat old-fashioned style of writing dates, which is why you see it more often on invitations for more ceremonious events like weddings.
  • CJ
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goronskyFebruary 15
This one is the much more standard, usual, and common of the two, but of course the one with 'th' is completely understandable. Personally, I don't use the 'th', and I see it only very rarely, so I consider it part of a somewhat old-fashioned style of writing dates, which is why you see it more often on invitations for more ceremonious eve
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Just like you, some bosses are sticklers for a particular form. I would use it (15th) once, and if told off, would follow the directions of my boss. Personally, I have no problem with it.
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Thanks, Jim and Wilpeter.
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Irritating is that this goof can't write a literate sentence - eg run-on sentences, spelling errors and incomplete sentences in his memos and emails. But it's his prerogative to correct me because he's el jefe. Cracks me up.
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goronskyBut it's his prerogative to correct me because he's el jefe. Cracks me up.
So you feel somewhat like Dilbert?
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wilpeterPersonally, I have no problem with it.
Nor do I.
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goronskyboss said it was incorrect on all counts and was quite, as he put it, 'amateurish'.
That sort of criticism seems a little extreme, but he is right to tell you that it is not the style used by your company.
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