How many ways are there to read some date in English? Could you tell me which one sounds unnatural among the following sentences? (All of them mean 'November 12, 2010') Thank you.
1. November twelfth, twenty-ten(or two thounsand ten) 2. November the twelfth, twenty-ten(or two thounsand ten) 3. twelfth November, twenty-ten(or two thounsand ten) 4. the twelfth November, twenty-ten(or two thounsand ten) 5. the twelfth of November, twenty-ten(or two thounsand ten)
Top answer
#3 and #4 do not sound good to me, though #3 sounds vaguely military.
— Mister Micawber
#3 and #4 do not sound good to me, though #3 sounds vaguely military.
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