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Auditgirl Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

How to write a date

It seems there are lots of ways to indicate a date.

For example, if I want to write a date of April 22, 2006, it is written in diverse ways such as "Apr. 22, 2006, Apr. 22nd, 2006, or 22 April 2006.

What is the difference between them?

Which is appropriate in what occasions or purposes?

I look forward to accurate answer. ...
  

Top answer

" I say "style" when I mean that there is no different in meaning or logic, and it doesn't violate any rule of grammar. When there are choices involved, you pick a style and stick with it. First of all, in the US, the month comes first.

— BarbaraPA

  • " I say "style" when I mean that there is no different in meaning or logic, and it doesn't violate any rule of grammar.
  • When there are choices involved, you pick a style and stick with it.
  • First of all, in the US, the month comes first.
  • But I think we're unique in that.
  • My birthday is May 23 or 5/23 here, but 23 May just about everywhere else.
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I think I'm going to start sounding like a broken record, but this is another example of something that is "style" and not "grammar." I say "style" when I mean that there is no different in meaning or logic, and it doesn't violate any rule of grammar. When there are choices involved, you pick a style and stick with it.

First of all, in the US, the month comes first. But I think we're u
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Wow!!!

Thank you so much for the detailed and prompt answer.

It was a great help for me.

HaHa.. well, my birthday is April 22 (no abbreviation in text!!! I will remember.), so you have only one day to prepare..

Thank you again....
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0 can any one please help me? im from south america and i dont know if this is ok.. "Tuesday the 5th of june" or "Tuesday 5th of june" or either way works. the thing is that we are translating a web site, and we dont know how to write the date.02br
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0June has a capital J.02br
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00Tuesday, the fifth of June - this is quite formal - sounds like a wedding invitation.02br
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00Tuesday, June 5 - this would be the American way02br
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00Tuesday, 5 June - this would be the European way02br
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00Tuesday, 5th June - don't use this0-
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0(sorry, can't log in on this computer)02br
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00Actually, Tuesday, 5th June would be first choice in BrE.02br
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0My apologies. You DO you use the 01i00st02i00 and 01i00th02i00 and 01i00nd02i00 in running text, then? I didn't know that.02br
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01i00So I'll see you on Monday, 11th June, and I can't wait to meet your new boyfriend. -02i00 That's the preferred BrE style in writing? (Because we SAY 0
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00It depends on where you are in the world, as to how you write a date.02br
00US version: Month/day/year02br
00UK version: Day Month year02br
00North Europe: Year Month day02br
00So its best to write the day in numbers, month in letters and year in full.02br
00What I mean? I mean 09 April 2008 or 9 Apr.2008 as t
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10My apologies. You DO you use the 11i10st12i10 and 11i10th12i10 and 11i10nd12i10 in running text, then? I didn't know that.12br
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0Maybe you can help me with a question of writing out the year in a formal invitation.....Which is correct, two thousand and eight or two thousand eight? 0-
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0If you google 01i00sample wedding invitation wording02i00 you'll see samples. 02br
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00The page I saw used 2012. Some were 2012, some where two thousand twelve, and some were two thousand and twelve.02br
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