Date of birth writing format

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    Date of birth writing format

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  • How to write the date in english at school
  • How to write the date in words

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    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.

    Be careful with all-numeric dates: 12/5 is December 5 in American usage (month-day) but 12 May in British (day-month). The ISO date format, YYYY-MM-DD, helps eliminate ambiguity and avoid confusion in international settings.

    In both styles, American and British, the day and the year are written in numerals, while the month is spelled out.

    Examples
    • American: The world did not end on October 21, 2011.
      British: The world did not end on 21 October 2011.
    • American: It did not end on December 21, 2012, either.
      British: It did not end on 21 December 2012 either.
    • American: On July 1, 1869, three British colonies merged to form the self-governing entity of C