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Question for the Brits
- Thread starter Martin
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Litany
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igkuk7 said:
I think I'd probably say it like that. But the act of thinking about it has confused my brain. And then I did live in America for a bit and ever since then I still get months and days muddled around. Ah bums, I can't even tell my left from my right. Just ignore me.
Martin
Active Member
Right.
All of you have managed to be of no help what so ever!
No, thanks all!
Quick question, though. If you were to write the date down, say, in an official letter or something, would you actually write down the 'the' (this one: Thursday the first of April)? Or would you write down 'Thursday, first of April?
Cheers, Martin
All of you have managed to be of no help what so ever!
No, thanks all!
Quick question, though. If you were to write the date down, say, in an official letter or something, would you actually write down the 'the' (this one: Thursday the first of April)? Or would you write down 'Thursday, first of April?
Cheers, Martin
third man girl
New Member
The Penguin Guide to Punctuation
In writing a date, it is increasingly common today to use no commas:
It was on 18 April 1775 that Paul Revere made his famous ride.
On December 7 1941 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
She died on the last day of November 1843.
An older style, still acceptable, puts commas around the year:
It was on 18 April, 1775, that Paul Revere made his famous ride.
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
She died on the last day of November, 1843.
You may use either fashion, so long as you are consistent.
Important note: In British usage, a date is written day-month-year, while American usage prefers month-day-year. Hence, Britons write 23 March, while Americans write March 23. This is a potentially serious problem when we use the abbreviated style of writing dates often found in letters and business documents: to a Briton, 5/7/84 means 5 July 1984, while to an American it means May 7 1984. If you are writ-ing something that might be read on the other side of the Atlantic, therefore, it is best to write out a date in full, to avoid any misunderstanding.
Am I allowed to copy this stuff ?
(Thanks Penguin)
Third Man Girl
In writing a date, it is increasingly common today to use no commas:
It was on 18 April 1775 that Paul Revere made his famous ride.
On December 7 1941 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
She died on the last day of November 1843.
An older style, still acceptable, puts commas around the year:
It was on 18 April, 1775, that Paul Revere made his famous ride.
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
She died on the last day of November, 1843.
You may use either fashion, so long as you are consistent.
Important note: In British usage, a date is written day-month-year, while American usage prefers month-day-year. Hence, Britons write 23 March, while Americans write March 23. This is a potentially serious problem when we use the abbreviated style of writing dates often found in letters and business documents: to a Briton, 5/7/84 means 5 July 1984, while to an American it means May 7 1984. If you are writ-ing something that might be read on the other side of the Atlantic, therefore, it is best to write out a date in full, to avoid any misunderstanding.
Am I allowed to copy this stuff ?
(Thanks Penguin)Third Man Girl
If I was saying it I'd say Thursday the 1st of April 2004.
If I was writing it in a letter as the date of the letter I'd leave off the day of the week and write 1st April 2004. If however I wanted to write it in a letter as a particular day someone needed to come in for a meeting etc I'd put Thursday 1st April 2004.
If I was writing it in a letter as the date of the letter I'd leave off the day of the week and write 1st April 2004. If however I wanted to write it in a letter as a particular day someone needed to come in for a meeting etc I'd put Thursday 1st April 2004.
