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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Do I need one more comma?

On Friday, 1 July 2012 at 3 pm, ....

Do I need an additional comma after '2012', or can I leave it punctuated as is?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Do I need an additional comma after '2012', no We usually say 'July 1', not '1 July'.

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victoOn Friday, 1 July 2012 at 3 pm, ....Do I need an additional comma after '2012', no
We usually say 'July 1', not '1 July'.
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victoDo I need an additional comma after '2012'
I believe that some AmE style manuals say to do so (July 1, 2012, at 3 p.m.), but I can’t imagine why. I wouldn’t bother. (Not sure about BrE, though.)
canadian45We usually say 'July 1', not '1 July'.
The latter is the British way (1
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In Canada, 'first of July' is commonly said,but (1st of July) is rarely written.
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canadian45In Canada, 'first of July' is commonly said,but (1st of July) is rarely written.
Ditto for the US. I just think it would have been safer to say We Canadians usually say 'July 1', not '1 July'.
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