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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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The date

Which is the best way to write the date?
  

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There is no single best way; it depends on the register of the context. This is formal and military: 8 September 2011. This is standard / less formal: September 8th, 2011.

— Mister Micawber

  • There is no single best way; it depends on the register of the context.
  • This is formal and military: 8 September 2011.
  • This is standard / less formal: September 8th, 2011.
  • This is literary and informal: the 8th of September, 2011
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There is no single best way; it depends on the register of the context.

This is formal and military: 8 September 2011.

This is standard / less formal: September 8th, 2011.

This is literary and informal: the 8th of September, 2011
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