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Hi everyone!
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portugueseteacher
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Hi everyone!
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Hello everyone!
I have a doubt about how to write the date in English.
Is it the best option to write on the blackboard Month/day/year as
October 16th2009 ?
I used to write something like 15th October but I �m not sure about it.
Can you please help me?Thanks in advance.  |
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Nuria08
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Hi Susana!
I usually write it like this:
Friday, 16th October �09
But your options are correct, too.
Have a nice weekend!
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Eduardoes
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British English
In British English the day is usually put before the month. If you wish, you can add the ending of the ordinal number. The preposition of before the month is usually dropped. You can put a comma before the year, but this is not common anymore in British English.
Example: 5(th) (of) October(,) 2004
American English
In American English the month is usually put before the day. If you wish, you can put the definite article before the day. It is common to write a comma before the year.
Example: October (the) 5(th), 2004
You can also write the date by using numbers only. The most common forms are:
Example: 5/10/04 or 5-10-04 |
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Mohdsaber
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The date in British English is written as follows:
Friday 16th October, 2009 and it is read as "Friday the sixteenth of October, 2009"
Whereas in Ameriacan English, it written as follows:
Friday, October 16th , 2009 and it is read as "Friday, October the sixteenth, 2009" |
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Ciaolina
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Yeah.. I back the previous answer:
"Today is Friday, October 16th, 2009" (Am)
or "Today is Friday 16th October, 2009" (Br)
Have a Nice Day!!  |
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Loree83
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I usually use: Friday, 16th October |
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zoemorosini
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In the United States we use month-day-year order.
October 16, 2009 is 10/16/09 or 10-16-09.
On formal documents, such as court documents or contracts, we �ll often reverse the day and month: "On Friday (the) 16th (of) October the accused was witnessed defacing the property at such-and-such address..."
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catiahenriques
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Hi. I use to write Friday, 16th October 2009. |
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