Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
How to write the dates
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00 I was looking at an old newspaper and saw this partial sentence with a date which is underlined below and am wondering how many varieties can prevail. 02 br
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00 At a summit in Kyongju, South Korea, 01 u 00 in November 2005 02 u 00 , Bush first announced that ... 02 br
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00 I think I these varieties can work too (I am focusing on the various ways the dates can be written in differing situations): 02 br
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00 At a summit in Kyongju, South Korea, 01 u 00 in November of 2005 02 u 00 , Bush first announced that ... 02 br
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00 The summit in Kyongju, South Korea, was held 01 u 00 in November of 2005 02 u 00 . 02 br
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00 The summit in Kyongju, South Korea, was held 01 u 00 in November, 2005 02 u 00 . 02 br
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00 The summit in Kyongju, South Korea, was held 01 u 00 in November 2005 02 u 00 . 0-
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00 I was looking at an old newspaper and saw this partial sentence with a date which is underlined below and am wondering how many varieties can prevail. 02 br
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00 At a summit in Kyongju, South Korea, 01 u 00 in November 2005 02 u 00 , Bush first announced that ... 02 br
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00 I think I these varieties can work too (I am focusing on the various ways the dates can be written in differing situations): 02 br
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00 At a summit in Kyongju, South Korea, 01 u 00 in November of 2005 02 u 00 , Bush first announced that ... 02 br
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00 The summit in Kyongju, South Korea, was held 01 u 00 in November of 2005 02 u 00 . 02 br
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00 The summit in Kyongju, South Korea, was held 01 u 00 in November, 2005 02 u 00 . 02 br
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00 The summit in Kyongju, South Korea, was held 01 u 00 in November 2005 02 u 00 . 0-
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0 You can write dates almost the way you want, but be consistent. 0-
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0 You can write dates almost the way you want, but be consistent. 0-
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0 I personally avoid 01 b 00 writing 02 b 00 "of" in dates, though you 01 b 00 say 02 b 00 it. 0-
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0 Don't put a comma between the month and the year. November 2005 or November of 2005, but not Novemeber, 2005. 02 br
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00 Edited to clarify: In American style! (thanks for the reminder Nona) 0-
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00 Edited to clarify: In American style! (thanks for the reminder Nona) 0-
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0 I would recommend always using the ISO 8601 standard for writing dates: 02 br
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00 So November 2005 would be written: 2005-11. 0-
00 YYYY 02 br
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00 So November 2005 would be written: 2005-11. 0-
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01 cite 10 Marvin A. 12 cite 10 I would recommend always using the ISO 8601 standard for writing dates: 12 br10
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10 So November 2005 would be written: 2005-11. 12 br
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Is it correct to write October 10th instead of October 10 and if so is there a book I can site this information from, or is there a name for this substitution that makes it grammatically correct
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Anon, as discussed already, it's a matter of STYLE, not of GRAMMAR.
Do whatever you want to do, but do it consistently. Don't write: The first meeting will be October 10th and the second will be November 9.
Do whatever you want to do, but do it consistently. Don't write: The first meeting will be October 10th and the second will be November 9.
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Would the same rationale apply to a city and state functioning as an adjective (ie no comma after the state)?
The Albany, Georgia man was arrested.
Albany, Georgia is my hometown.
Gary, Indiana is my favorite vacation spot.
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The Albany, Georgia man was arrested.
Albany, Georgia is my hometown.
Gary, Indiana is my favorite vacation spot.
... Thanks ...
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