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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Do you need any articles before the date?

0I have a couple of sentences below. Are the sentences right?02br
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001. It is arranged for May 11th.02br
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002. It is arranged for May 11, 2006. 02br
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00I think these two sentences below are correct. Confirm the truth please.02br
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003. It is arranged for the 11th of May.02br
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004. It is arranged for the 11th of May, 2006. 02br
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005. It is arranged for the 11th.02br
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00Thank you.0-
  

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0Hello Anon02br 02br 00Those look fine to me. 02br 02br 001. 02br 02br 00MrP0-

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0Hello Anon02br
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00Those look fine to me. But it's probably more usual to use the present perfect, e.g.02br
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001. It has been arranged for May 11th.02br
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0I've always been taught that you never 01b00write02b00 the definite artiocle before the date, but you 01b00pronounce it02b00. Of course that was a few years ago... Has the use changed?0-
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0 that is Big news - never write the definite article before the date but do pronounce it. Few years ago does not seem to be that FAR ago. Seriously, I have seen so many "THEs" flying around with dates, I could fill my bowls in seconds. I believe (in a surreal sense) that I just had a bowl of that just few minutes ago. 0-
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0 Yeah, when writing, leave out the articles. When speaking, it's preferable if you insert the articles.02br
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01cite10Pieanne12cite10I've always been taught that you never 11b10write12b10 the definite artiocle before the date, but you 11b10pronounce it12b10. Of course that was a few years ago... Has the use changed?12br
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0 00My grammar book says:02br
00 00 00I'll see you on March 14th. (spoken as "March, the fourteenth")02br
00 00I'll see you on 14 March. (spoken as "the fourteenth of March")02br
00 00 00I'll see you on 14th March. (spoken as "the fourteenth of March")02br
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0It's certainly true that native speakers tend to insert "the" and "-nth", even where they're not written.02br
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0Thank you.02br
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00Can you tell me whether or not you would use the "THEs" under the hypothetical situations given below?02br
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00A: Hi, John, when did you send us this month's payment?02br
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00B: I mailed it on (the??????) 15th.02br
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0 Yes, the for 1st example, insert the 'the'.02br
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00For the 2nd, it's "It's 01u00on02u00 the 15th of January."0-
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0In your previous post and Pienne's, it was mentioned that one would leave the articles in when 01b00writing something 02b00but would leave out the articles when 01u00speaking02u00. The previous post of mine, the "THEs" were appropriate for the dates in the examples because eventhough they were done in writing per se, you would use the "THEs" since t
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