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Right way to write dates - american English



Miss Del
Argentina

Right way to write dates - american English
 
Which is like the right way to write the date on the Blackboard?

for example: Wednesday, March 21st - Is this correct? should I remove the comma, o should I leave it?
I�m asking cause now, I have a big doubt!

Thanks in advanced.

16 Mar 2012      





edunaway
United States

You �re exactly right!  Keep the comma in there, too.
If you write the abbreviated date in American English, it is always: month / day / year ex. 12 / 22 / 2013.
I teach in China, and my students always get confused when I write the abbreviated date American style because they are used to day / month / year!!!
Liza

16 Mar 2012     



yanogator
United States

You could also write Wednesday, March 21. Both ways are very common.
 
Bruce

16 Mar 2012     



douglas
United States

http://www.journal.au.edu/au_techno/2006/oct06/journalTechV10N2_howto.pdf
 
and even more stuff (page down to find dates:

16 Mar 2012     



cunliffe
United Kingdom

Ooh, I never put the comma! 

16 Mar 2012