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The Differences Between American and British English in Telling Dates and…
The Differences Between American and British English in Telling Dates and Times
In British English, writing begins with the day, followed by the month, then the year or known as the day-month-year format. How to write it can also be written in full based on the level of complexity and formality.
For example, on September 6, 2019, it can be written:
~ 6 September
~ 6 September
~ 6 Sept
~ 6th September 2019
~ The 6th of September 2019
~ The 6th of September, 2019
~ 6/9/19 or 6.9.19 or 6-9-19
~ 06/09/2019 or 06.09.2019 or 06-09-2019
~ 9Sept2019 or 6-Sept-19
Of the several examples of writing, the last two formats are more formal. The words 'the' and 'of' are optional. But if you want to use them, you must use both. The word 'the' must be followed by 'of'.
In addition to using the above format, English date writing can also use a number format. The formula is still the same, namely the day, followed by the month, then the year. Writing with this number can be separated by a slash (/), a hyphen (-) or a period (.). All three are commonly used. Here's an example :
In American rules, writing begins with the month, then the day, and is followed by the year or month-day-year format. If you want to write like the previous example, the 9th of September 2019.
then it can be written as follows :
~ Sept 6
~ September 6
~ September 6, 2019
~ Monday, September 6, 2019
~ 09/6/19 or 09.6.19 or 09-6-19
~ 09/6/2019 or 09.6.2019 or 09-6-2019
~ Sept, 6, 2019
Here's an example :
As with the British style, American date writing can also be written in a numeric format. The format is the same, namely month, then day, then year.
There's nothing wrong with writing the date in the format the 6th or September 6th. It's just that in American English language, writing like that is less common or rarely used.