{"id":20628,"date":"2022-06-12T14:56:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T19:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=20628"},"modified":"2023-10-17T09:13:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T14:13:19","slug":"how-to-say-and-write-the-date-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/how-to-say-and-write-the-date-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"How to say and write dates in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H2c8N2W5ZaU?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"elementor-button large blue rounded\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/200-common-errors-course\/\"><strong>200 Common Errors Course<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A lot of English learners aren&#8217;t sure how to say and write dates in English, and you don\u2019t want to make mistakes with something so common and basic. So let\u2019s make sure you\u2019re doing it the right way, because there are a lot of little details to remember.<\/p>\n<p>If you want make fewer mistakes in your English, it\u2019s good to learn the most common ones so that you can avoid them. This means your English will be more accurate, and you can also speak and write more confidently since you know you\u2019re saying things correctly.<\/p>\n<p>I created a course called <a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/200-common-errors-course\/\"><strong>200 Common Errors in English<\/strong><\/a> for exactly this reason \u2013 to help you learn about the common mistakes English learners make, so that you can stop making them, and speak better English.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/200-common-errors-course\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/200-errors-small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>How to say the date in English<\/h4>\n<p>All right, first let\u2019s look at how to say dates \u2013 the important thing is that we always say them with ordinal numbers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Say: June <strong>THIRD<\/strong>, not June THREE<\/li>\n<li>Say: February <strong>SIXTEENTH<\/strong>, not February SIXTEEN<\/li>\n<li>Say: May <strong>TWENTY-FIRST<\/strong>, not May TWENTY-ONE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We sometimes <em>write<\/em> it May 21 and sometimes May 21<sup>st<\/sup>, but when speaking we always <em>say<\/em> third, sixteenth, twenty-first.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll sometimes hear people say:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the third of June<\/li>\n<li>the sixteenth of February<\/li>\n<li>the twenty-first of May<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These forms are also correct.<\/p>\n<p>When we say the year, we say it like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1804 = <strong>eighteen oh four<\/strong> (not one thousand eight hundred and four)<\/li>\n<li>1963 = <strong>nineteen sixty-three<\/strong> (not one thousand nine hundred and sixty-three)<\/li>\n<li>2022 = <strong>twenty twenty-two<\/strong> (not two thousand twenty two)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But there have been some exceptions in recent decades!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For the years <strong>2000 \u2013 2009<\/strong>; we say two thousand one, two thousand two, and so on (we don\u2019t say \u201ctwenty oh two\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>When it comes to the years<strong> 2010-2019<\/strong>, some people say \u201ctwo thousand nineteen\u201d and some people say \u201ctwenty nineteen\u201d \u2013 both are fine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OK? Try saying today\u2019s date \u2013 I\u2019m publishing this video on June 12<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022. You might be watching it on a different date, though.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pencil-37254_640-243x300.png\" alt=\"How to write dates in English\" width=\"150\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pencil-37254_640-243x300.png 243w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pencil-37254_640.png 518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How to write the date in English<\/h4>\n<p>Now let\u2019s look at how to write dates in English \u2013 the shortest form first.<\/p>\n<p>There is a major difference in English date format depending on whether you&#8217;re in the U.S. or somewhere else!<\/p>\n<p>In American English, we write MONTH \/ DAY \/ YEAR \u2013 so Christmas Day would be <strong>12\/25\/2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Or sometimes we just write the last two letters of the year \u2013 <strong>12\/25\/22.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But in British English, and in many other parts of the world, the DAY comes first, so it would be 25\/12\/2022.<\/p>\n<p>This is very important to know, because something like 10\/5\/22 would be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>October 5<sup>th<\/sup> in American English<\/li>\n<li>May 10<sup>th<\/sup> in British English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This short form is most often used in less formal communications like e-mails between friends, text messages, chatting, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>For more clarity, we can write the date in a longer form:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>October 5, 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>October 5<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We could write just the number 5 or we could write 5<sup>th<\/sup>, but the important thing is that there is ALWAYS a comma between the day and the year, and we ALWAYS say 5<sup>th<\/sup> and not just 5 when speaking.<\/p>\n<p>If we also want to include the day of the week, we would write it like this \u2013 again, with a comma after the day of the week, and a comma between the day and the year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wednesday, October 5 (or 5<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wednesday, October 5 (or 5<sup>th<\/sup>), 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sometimes in more formal writing, or at the top of letters, you might see it written this way: <strong>5 October 2022.<\/strong> This form should not use any commas. Again, it\u2019s not as common.<\/p>\n<p>To practice, try writing and saying the date of an important holiday in your country. For example, in the U.S., Independence day is July 4<sup>th<\/sup> and it originally happened in the year 1776: <strong>July 4, 1776.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And if you want to practice even more, try saying aloud some of these <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Outline_of_United_States_history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">important dates in American history.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/how-to-pronounce-the-months-of-the-year-in-english\/\">practice pronouncing the months of the year.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hope you now feel more confident in saying and writing dates in English!<\/p>\n<p>Remember to join my 200 Common Errors Course so that you can fix any mistakes you might be making in grammar, spelling, pronunciation, and more. 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