How to read dates in English

There are two ways of giving the date in English:

1. Month + Day: December 25 – used in United States.* OR.
2. Day + Month: 25th December – used in the rest of the world.
3. 2017 is divided into 20 and 17 so you would say twenty seventeen.
4. Be careful when writing the dates using only numbers.

1. How do English people read dates?
2. How are dates read?
3. Is it January 1st or January 1?
4. How do you read dates and years in English?
5. What is British date format?
6. How do you read 2004 in English?
7. How do you read 25 dates?
8. Is it February 1 or 2?
9. How do I write dates in English?
10. Is it February 1 or 1 February?
11. How do you read 1908 in English?
12. How do you read 1111 years in words?
13. How do you read 1850 in English?
14. How do you say 1994 in English?

How do English people read dates?

Date notation in English

Dates are traditionally and most commonly written in day–month–year (DMY) order: 31 December 1999. 31/12/99.

How are dates read?

In written American English, the month of the date comes before the day and year. For example, Independence Day in the USA is on July 4th each year. In the year 2000 the date was 4/7/2000 in British English. In American English this is written 7/4/2000.

Is it January 1st or January 1?

When you're writing out a date like January 1, 2023 (in the American style), the day is written as a cardinal number. So you should never write January 1st, 2023. The weird thing though is when you're speaking, even though it is written as January 1, you say, “January first” (1).

How do you read dates and years in English?

In American English, we write MONTH / DAY / YEAR – so Christmas Day would be 12/25/2022. Or sometimes we just write the last two letters of the year – 12/25/22. But in British English, and in many other parts of the world, the DAY comes first, so it would be 25/12/2022.

What is British date format?

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.

How do you read 2004 in English?

In English, 2004 can be read as “Two Thousand and Four”.

How do you read 25 dates?

25th – twenty-fifth. 26th – twenty-sixth. 27th – twenty-seventh. 28th – twenty-eighth.

Is it February 1 or 2?

February 1st is the 32nd day of the Gregorian calendar.

How do I write dates in English?

The international standard recommends writing the date as year, then month, then the day: YYYY-MM-DD. So if both the Australian and American used this, they would both write the date as 2019-02-03. Writing the date this way avoids confusion by placing the year first.

Is it February 1 or 1 February?

February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 333 days remain until the end of the year (334 in leap years).

How do you read 1908 in English?

Member. How to pronounce "1908" : "nineteen hundred and eight" or "nineteen oh eight" ?

How do you read 1111 years in words?

1111 in words is written as One thousand one hundred eleven.

How do you read 1850 in English?

Therefore, 1850 can be read as “One Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty” in words.

How do you say 1994 in English?

1994 in Words – One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Four. Is 1994 an odd number? – No.