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Re: How to write a date

Grammar Geek — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:21:24 GMT

If you google sample wedding invitation wording you'll see samples.

The page I saw used 2012. Some were 2012, some where two thousand twelve, and some were two thousand and twelve.

So you can pick whichever one you like.

Re: How to write a date

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:56:41 GMT

Maybe 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?

Re: How to write a date

Cool Breeze — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:51:52 GMT

Grammar Geek
My apologies. You DO you use the st and th and nd in running text, then? I didn't know that.

So I'll see you on Monday, 11th June, and I can't wait to meet your new boyfriend. - That's the preferred BrE style in writing? (Because we SAY eleventh and not eleven, but we rarey write it that way.)

Hi GG

I am about as British as you are Finnish. However, I do know that there's much more variety in writing the date in BrE than in AmE. Many Brits do use th in running text the way you indicate, but not all. Some put the day before the month, some put it after the month the way Americans almost invariably do. It has become fashionable in recent years to even leave out the comma: April 10 2008. This is how a respectable newspaper called The Guardian writes the date even in running text. I think quite a few elderly Brits find it a little odd, though.

Cheers

Re: How to write a date

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:33:14 GMT

Hello.

It depends on where you are in the world, as to how you write a date.

US version: Month/day/year

UK version: Day Month year

North Europe: Year Month day

So its best to write the day in numbers, month in letters and year in full.

What I mean? I mean 09 April 2008 or 9 Apr.2008 as this makes it clear what each part stands for.

Hope this could help you!

Bye

Re: How to write a date

Grammar Geek — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:22:06 GMT

My apologies. You DO you use the st and th and nd in running text, then? I didn't know that.

So I'll see you on Monday, 11th June, and I can't wait to meet your new boyfriend. - That's the preferred BrE style in writing? (Because we SAY eleventh and not eleven, but we rarey write it that way.)

Re: How to write a date

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:15:50 GMT

(sorry, can't log in on this computer)

Actually, Tuesday, 5th June would be first choice in BrE.

Lil' Ruby Rose

Re: How to write a date

Grammar Geek — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:01:37 GMT

June has a capital J.

Tuesday, the fifth of June - this is quite formal - sounds like a wedding invitation.

Tuesday, June 5 - this would be the American way

Tuesday, 5 June - this would be the European way

Tuesday, 5th June - don't use this

Re: How to write a date

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:43:15 GMT

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.
thanks for any help...

Re: How to write a date

Auditgirl — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 06:28:56 GMT

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....

Re: How to write a date

Grammar Geek — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:44:03 GMT

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 unique in that. My birthday is May 23 or 5/23 here, but 23 May just about everywhere else. (You are all now on notice - you have just under five weeks to prepare an appropriate celebration.)

Rarely is the rd or nd used in text. I wouldn't write that my birthday is May 23rd, and rarely would you use an abbreviation like Apr. in text. But it all depends on your house style. Chicago Manual and AP disagree on a few things.

How to write a date

Auditgirl — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:41:21 GMT

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. ...