Comma in long date format
My friend is sending an invitation, and she is using the date of:
January, 16th 2016
Is this technically correct, or at a minimum not considered barbaric? Where should the comma be?
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My friend is sending an invitation, and she is using the date of:
January, 16th 2016
Is this technically correct, or at a minimum not considered barbaric? Where should the comma be?
comman format would be: January 16th, 2016
see date formats at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Dates.2C_months_and_years
jayles the unwoven Jan-07-2016
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My understanding is that the comma belongs after the 16.
Also, while it may be pronounced "sixteenth", you never write the "th" (or "st", "nd", etc.).
So, it should be:
January 16, 2016
Johnic Boom Apr-08-2016
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I would omit the comma and put a period after 16th.
user106928 Jan-06-2016
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Jayles the unwoven and Hairy Scot are right, the comma must be placed after 16th. For more understanding of the use of commas there is an interesting post here: http://gedeasy.com/ged-language-prep-commas/
Kevin44 Jan-12-2016
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