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Mythologist1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

extend from "date" to "date"

Is this expression possible?

(furthermore, OK in official paper?)
  

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Hello, mythologist1—and welcome to English Forums.

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1: Please post all relevant text within the message box, not in the thread title line.
2: Please supply adequate context—at least a complete sentence—when asking about vocabulary or grammar structures.
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Sorry for your inconvenience.

The whole sentence I wanted to make
: Could you extend the due date from 6th July to 8th August?
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That's fine, mythologist, though we usually put ordinal numbers after the month:

Could you extend the due date from July 6th to August 8th?
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Emotion: smile Micawber, Thank you for your kindness and help.

And I will keep your advice !
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Mister MicawberThat's fine, mythologist, though we usually put ordinal numbers after the month:
In british English, this would be fine:

Could you extend the due date from 6 July to 8 August?
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fivejedjonIn British English, this would be fine:Could you extend the due date from 6 July to 8 August?
Yes, those are cardinal numbers—fine in AmE, too.
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