There are three parts to write a date. These are;
Day ( Monday, Tuesday, etc. )
Month ( January, February, etc. )
Year ( 1887, 1956, 2005, etc. )
There are different ways to write the date in English according to formal or informal writing, and also British or American English.
the 11th of June(,) 1995
Note:
While saying the date, we can add “the” and “of”.
Example: For “1st October ” — We say “(the) first (of) October”
These are all possible. The more complex the writing of the date is, the more formal it is.
Note 1:
While saying the date, we can add “the”
Note 2:
1) If we write the date with words and numbers in British English, we can put a comma before the year. However, it is not necessary.
Examples: ( for 06/03/1994 )
the sixth of March 1994 ( correct )
If we write the date with words and numbers in American English, we should use a comma to separate the day and the year.
Examples: ( for 09/10/1999 )
September the tenth 1999 ( wrong )
2) If we use “the” article with the date in British English, we must use “of” also, or vice versa. We can not separate them each other.
Examples: ( for 15/10/2015 )
15th of October 2015 ( wrong )
3) If we want to add the name of the day into the date in British English, we should put “the day’s name” before the date, separating by a comma or we should combine “the day’s name” with “the…of…” without a comma.
Examples: ( for 23/07/2005 – Sunday )
Sunday the 23rd of July (,) 2005 ( correct )
If we want to add the name of the day into the date in American English, we should put “the day’s name” before the date, separating by a comma.
Examples: ( for 08/06/1800- Wednesday )
Wednesday August 6, 1800 ( wrong )
4) If we want to write the date with numbers only in British and American English, we should separate the date’s numbers with slashes, hyphens or dots.
Examples: ( for 19/05/2017 in British English – DD/MM/YYYY)
19.05.2017
Examples: ( for 04/10/2018 in American English – MM/DD/YYYY)
04.10.2018
5)Prepositions with dates;
For days and specific dates which include specific day(s) in a month, we use “on” as a preposition before the date.
Examples:
on 5th April
For years and months (not including specific day(s)), we use “in” as a preposition before the date.
Examples:
in July
1st - the first
2nd- the second
3rd- the third
4th- the fourth
5th- the fifth
6th- the sixth
7th- the seventh
8th- the eighth
9th- the ninth
10th- the tenth
11th- the eleventh
12th- the twelfth
13th- the thirteenth
14th- the fourteenth
15th- the fifteenth
16th- the sixteenth
17th- the seventeenth
18th- the eighteenth
19th- the nineteenth
20th- the twentieth
21st -the twenty-first
22nd- the twenty- second
23rd- the twenty -third
24th- the twenty -fourth
25th- the twenty-fifth
26th- the twenty-sixth
27th- the twenty-seventh
28th- the twenty-eighth
29th- the twenty-ninth
30th- the thirtieth
31st- the thirty-first
Note:
1) We divide the year into two parts
Example:
1950 is divided into 19 and 50. (We say “nineteen fifty”).
2) From 2000 until 2009, we do not divide the year into two parts.
Examples:
2005 ( We say “two thousand (and) five” )
3) For 2010 and the later years, we divide the year into two parts again.
Example:
2010 is divided into 20 and 10. (We say “twenty ten”).
Day ( Monday, Tuesday, etc. )
Month ( January, February, etc. )
Year ( 1887, 1956, 2005, etc. )
There are different ways to write the date in English according to formal or informal writing, and also British or American English.
Writing and Saying the Date in British English
In British English, the day of the month is written first, then the month (starting with a capital letter) and then the year is written.
There are different ways to write the date. These are given listed below
Example: 11 / 06 / 1995
a) Date with Words and Numbers
Wednesday (Wed.), the eleventh of June, 1995
the eleventh of June(,) 1995
11th June 1995
11 June 1995
11 Jun 1995
11 Jun 95
b) Date with Numbers only
11.06.1995
11.6.95
These are all possible. The more complex the writing of the date is, the more formal it is.
Note:
While saying the date, we can add “the” and “of”.
Example: For “1st October ” — We say “(the) first (of) October”
Writing and Saying the Date in American English
In American English, the month of the date is written first, then the day and then the year is written.There are different ways to write the date. These are given listed below
Example: For 11 / 06 / 1995
a) Date with Words and Numbers
Sunday (Sun.), November the sixth, 1995
November the sixth, 1995
November the 6th, 1995
November 6th, 1995
November 6, 1995
Nov. 2, 1995
b) Date with Numbers only
11.06.1995
11.6.95
These are all possible. The more complex the writing of the date is, the more formal it is.
Note 1:
While saying the date, we can add “the”
Example: For ” October 1st ” — We say “October (the) first”
1) If we write the date with words and numbers in British English, we can put a comma before the year. However, it is not necessary.
Examples: ( for 06/03/1994 )
the sixth of March, 1994 ( correct )
If we write the date with words and numbers in American English, we should use a comma to separate the day and the year.
Examples: ( for 09/10/1999 )
September the tenth, 1999 ( correct )
2) If we use “the” article with the date in British English, we must use “of” also, or vice versa. We can not separate them each other.
Examples: ( for 15/10/2015 )
the 15th of October (,) 2015 ( correct )
15th October 2015 ( correct )
the 15th October 2015 ( wrong )
3) If we want to add the name of the day into the date in British English, we should put “the day’s name” before the date, separating by a comma or we should combine “the day’s name” with “the…of…” without a comma.
Examples: ( for 23/07/2005 – Sunday )
Sunday, 23 July 2005 ( correct )
If we want to add the name of the day into the date in American English, we should put “the day’s name” before the date, separating by a comma.
Examples: ( for 08/06/1800- Wednesday )
Wednesday, August 6, 1800 ( correct )
4) If we want to write the date with numbers only in British and American English, we should separate the date’s numbers with slashes, hyphens or dots.
Examples: ( for 19/05/2017 in British English – DD/MM/YYYY)
19/05/2017
19–05–2017
Examples: ( for 04/10/2018 in American English – MM/DD/YYYY)
04/10/2018
04–10–2018
5)Prepositions with dates;
For days and specific dates which include specific day(s) in a month, we use “on” as a preposition before the date.
Examples:
on March 1
on 8 January
on 10th October 2017
For years and months (not including specific day(s)), we use “in” as a preposition before the date.
Examples:
in 2017
in 1980
DAYS OF THE MONTH
The Days in Figures - The Days in Words
2nd- the second
3rd- the third
4th- the fourth
5th- the fifth
6th- the sixth
7th- the seventh
8th- the eighth
9th- the ninth
10th- the tenth
11th- the eleventh
12th- the twelfth
13th- the thirteenth
14th- the fourteenth
15th- the fifteenth
16th- the sixteenth
17th- the seventeenth
18th- the eighteenth
19th- the nineteenth
20th- the twentieth
21st -the twenty-first
22nd- the twenty- second
23rd- the twenty -third
24th- the twenty -fourth
25th- the twenty-fifth
26th- the twenty-sixth
27th- the twenty-seventh
28th- the twenty-eighth
29th- the twenty-ninth
30th- the thirtieth
31st- the thirty-first
YEARS
Writting Year, Saying the Year
1900 nineteen hundred
1905 nineteen hundred (and) five or nineteen oh five
1956 nineteen fifty-six
2000 twenty hundred or two thousand or the year two thousand
2008 twenty oh eight or two thousand (and) eight
2017 twenty seventeen or two thousand (and) seventeen
1) We divide the year into two parts
Example:
1950 is divided into 19 and 50. (We say “nineteen fifty”).
2) From 2000 until 2009, we do not divide the year into two parts.
Examples:
2000 ( We say “two thousand” )
3) For 2010 and the later years, we divide the year into two parts again.
Example:
2010 is divided into 20 and 10. (We say “twenty ten”).