When you write a date, you should use a comma to separate the day from the month, and the date from the year, e.g. He was born on October 8, 1977 or Today is Tuesday, August 8, 2019. Show
Correct: I was born on Saturday, October 8, 1977. Incorrect: I was born on Saturday October 8, 1977. Incorrect: I was born on Saturday October 8 1977. Incorrect: I was born on Saturday, October 8 1977. If you put the day of the month first, e.g. 12 May 2012, then there is no need to include commas in the date. Do not place a comma between the month and the day of the month; they are considered a single unit in English. Add a comma after the day of the week, the day of the month, and the year. Do not place a comma between the month and the day of the month; they are considered a single unit in English. I have a meeting on November 12. I have a meeting on November, 12. Add a comma after the day of the week, the day of the month, and the year. I went to Chicago on Saturday, September 26, 2020, to visit my mother. I went to Chicago on Saturday September 26 2020 to visit my mother. No comma is necessary, however, for just the month and the year. I met my husband in January 2015. Contents
1. Referring to a Specific DayThe month and the day of the monthThe month and the day of the month always become a single unit, so you must not separate them with a comma. My flight is scheduled for April 11. My flight is scheduled for April, 11. Commas after the day and the yearPlace a comma after the day of the week, the day of the month, and the year. She was born on Friday, November 5, 1993. She was born on Friday November 5 1993. Do not forget to add a comma after the year. The column was published in the March 15, 2021, edition. Mary came to New York on Friday, September 18, 2020, to watch a Broadway show. Bear in mind the placement of commas in locations and addresses when combining them with dates. For example: I was born on February 5, 1976, in Chicago, Illinois. 2. No Comma needed when Indicating Just the Month and the YearNo comma is necessary when we just mention the month, the year, or both. John went to Rome in July 2021. They moved here in May. Madrid, the capital of Spain, was established in 1083 by King Alfonso I. The same punctuation rules apply when indicating a period of time. Our vacation will last from Wednesday, July 27, 2022 to Monday, August 15, 2022. We can express a time interval of several months as follows: Complementary funding will be raised to implement the project from January to July, 2021. Recommended: Commas with adverbs of time 4. No comma Needed with One ElementWe do not use a comma with only one date element. Do not travel to Argentina on Monday because there are some travel restrictions. They will come to visit us in December. Remember that the month and the day of the month is a single element of a date. I will get married on July 23. 5. A Different Date FormatIt is customary to avoid the use of comma with this format: 27 March 1997. My brother was born in 5 April 1989. This is the most common date format in Europe (including the UK). Despite not being broadly used in the United States, the American English writing guide "The Elements of Style" recommends it.(1)
6. More ExamplesIndicating a specific day
Mentioning just the month and/or the year
Time intervals
Using one element
7. ConclusionThe following guidelines will help you punctuate correctly a date or a time interval in English:
Recommended: Commas with nonrestrictive clauses 8. References(1) Strunk JR., William; White, E.B. The Elements of Style. How do you write month and year in a sentence?If only the month and year are used, do not use commas. Do not use the word "of" between the month and the year. Use: We met in December 2011 (not December of 2011). Appositives and phrases introduced by a comma must always be closed by a comma (or period at the end of a sentence).
Is there a comma after January 2022?The month and the day of the month of a date make a single unit, so never separate them with a comma (e.g., January 12). Use a comma after the day of the week, the day of the month, and the year (e.g., Friday, February 12, 2021).
Does a comma go between season and year?* Same applies to seasons. No comma when combing it with a year. And by the way, seasons are lowercase.
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