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How to say the date of birth

0How do you say in British English? 02br
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0 I don't think there is a set way of saying this, it depends on the person. 02br 02br 00If I had to pick one to be more common in British English, I think it would be 'I was born 01b 00on02b 00 the 15th of March. 0-

  • 0 I don't think there is a set way of saying this, it depends on the person.
  • 02br 02br 00If I had to pick one to be more common in British English, I think it would be 'I was born 01b 00on02b 00 the 15th of March.
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0 I don't think there is a set way of saying this, it depends on the person. 02br
02br
00If I had to pick one to be more common in British English, I think it would be 'I was born 01b00on02b00 the 15th of March. 0-
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in British day month year Americana month day year
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I agree with "on", but cannot picture that as a spoken conversation - it reads like the opening line of a story.

In real life, it would be:

Official: (What is) your date-of-birth?

You: March 15th, 1970

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