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1. • • The U.S. date format is month-day-year: the month appears before the day (May 12, 2022), while UK style is day-month-year: the day appears before the month (12 May 2022).
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     Dates: American vs. British - The Editor's Manual

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   What is the correct date format in the UK?

   • As you can probably already tell, it gets very confusing very quickly for most native speakers. The correct date format in the UK is DD/MM/YYYY. It is appropriate for British English users to use this form because of the more formal spoken rules associated with naming dates.

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   What is the difference between dates in British and American English?

   • The primary difference between dates in British and American English is the correct order of numbers. In the UK, numerical dates take one of the following forms: While the numbers can be separated by periods, slashes, or dashes, the format usually remains the same: Day of the Month/Month/Year.

   How to Write Dates in English (British and American)

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   Which country uses a British date format?

   • Much of the world uses the British date format of day-month-year, although some countries follow ISO format (numeric YYYY-MM-DD) in official communication. Others, like Canada, use both U.S. and British formats, but follow British or ISO in government documents.

   How to Write Dates in American and British English

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   What are numerical dates in the UK?

   • In the UK, numerical dates take one of the following forms: While the numbers can be separated by periods, slashes, or dashes, the format usually remains the same: Day of the Month/Month/Year. This format is actually pretty easy to remember, since it has a logical order.

   How to Write Dates in English (British and American)

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   What format should a date be in?

   • The date should be in day – month – year or month – day – year format depending on British or American use. In some circumstances, you may find the year comes before the month, then the day (a reverse of the standard British format). This is not common in English speaking countries, except in some technical texts.

   How to write dates in British and American English

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   Is there a British date standard?

   • Is it just conventional, or is there an official 'British date standard' (like with metric and imperial, for example). There are no "rules" -- but there is rigidly enforced convention in order that everyone knows what everyone else is talking about. Not quite sure whether this counts as ELU or not, though.

   Date format in UK vs US - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

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3. editorsmanual.com › articles › dates-american-vs-britishDates: American vs. British - The Editor's Manual

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   Jun 21, 2021 · The U.S. date format is month-day-year: the month appears before the day (May 12, 2022), while UK style is day-month-year: the day appears before the month (12 May 2022). A comma separates day and year in American English; no comma is necessary in a date in British English.

4. grammarhow.com › uk-us-european-date-formatCorrect Date Format by Country (UK vs. US vs. Europe)

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   The correct date format in the UK is DD/MM/YYYY. It is appropriate for British English users to use this form because of the more formal spoken rules associated with naming dates. They also took this form from Europe rather than keeping the original MM/DD/YYYY format.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_date_formats_byList of date formats by country - Wikipedia

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   Long format: "Ngày (d)d tháng (m)m năm yyyy" (leading zeros required by Circular No. 01/2011/TT-BNV by the Ministry of Home Affairs) [200] or ngày (d)d tháng (month in textform) năm yyyy. Short format (interchangeably): (d)d/(m)m/yyyy or (d)d-(m)m-yyyy; (d)d.(m)m.yyyy is also in use. [201] In English documents: Short format: yyyy-mm-dd [202]

6. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 68844american english - Date format in UK vs US - English Language ...

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   May 24, 2012 · Why is the most common date format in the US like mm/dd/yyyy, whereas in Europe (including the UK) it's more common to have dd/mm/yyyy? Looking around, I found that the US form is actually the more traditional Anglo-Saxon way, but the British adapted to using the European form in the early 20th Century.

7. englishlessonsbrighton.co.uk › how-to-write-datesHow to write dates in British and American English

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Whatever the format, in British English, dates are usually written in the order day – month – year, while in American English they are written month – day – year. This article covers all the common ways to write dates for each region.

8. magoosh.com › english-speaking › how-to-write-datesHow to Write Dates in English (British and American) - Magoosh

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   Just about every country outside of the United States (and some parts of Canada) uses the Day of the Month/Month/Year (DD/MM/YYYY) format. Whether you’re applying for a loan in India or writing a check in France, you’ll likely need to write the date in British English.

9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Date_and_time_notation_inDate and time notation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   International date and time formats typically follow the ISO 8601 format (2024-10-31) for all-numeric dates, [3] write the time using the 24-hour clock (01:24), [4] and notate the date using a day–month–year format (31 October 2024). [5]