How To Write Dates
Vocabulary for esl learners and teachers.

How to write dates. How to write dates. You only have a few pieces of information to convey but theres no one way to write the date. But this does mean that its easy to forget the rules for writing dates in different places. If the date you are writing is the first of the month write it as 1er pronounced premier followed by the name of the month.
If you need to include the day of the week write that first. Dates english grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. Write the date in day month year format. When you are writing dates as an answer to any question remember that there are several correct ways to write them eg.
The chicago manual of styles rule 936 states for practical reasons all numeral styles of writing dates 51099 etc should not be used in formal writing except with certain dates that may be known that way. In an era of calendar apps we dont have to write the date down often. Notice how in american english you must add a comma in between the number and the. Writing the date in full.
Instead there are a handful of formatting. How to write the month and day. To write the date in french start by writing the date of the month followed by the month and finally the year. Germany uses the gregorian calendar with 12 months from january through december.
How to write the date in a document. 24th april april 24 and 24 april are all correct. Whereas in american usage the first numeral refers to the month and the second to the day. Typical formats for writing the date in english.
When referring to a specific date in the month day date format use cardinal numbers one two three rather than ordinal numbers first second thirdthis may feel counterintuitive because we normally use ordinal numbers when we speak of dates. When you dont need to give mention to the year you can simply write 22 february british english or february 22 american english. When writing a date in german list the day of the month first followed by the numeral for the month followed by the year. Eg 911 for september 11 2001.
The simplest way to write dates in words in english is by just writing the day and month. Writing out the date can seem simple and oddly complicated at the same time. Its lucky then that were here to help. When writing the date in the ielts listening test you can write dates as numbers such as 1902 or 0219 for 19 february.
They vary from formal to informal and there are differences between british and american english.
