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What's the correct way to format a date range, time range, and days of week in a single line?
I'd like to write the date and time for an event that runs for one week. Currently I have:
June 3-7, 2013, 8:30am-5:30pm; Monday-Friday
Is this stylistically acceptable? Is there a better way?
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How to write date range succinctly and unambiguously in American written English?
How to write date range succinctly and unambiguously in American written English?
In a sentence I usually use "from January 1, 1923 through December 31, 1986". But it is too long for use in section ...
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How should a date be written? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Date formatting in written English
Which of these is the correct way to write a date?
1- Wednesday 5th of June, 2010
2- Wednesday 5th June, 2010
3- Wednesday the 5th of ...
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Why, in old books, are dates often given with the years redacted?
silly question, and I'm not sure this is even necessarily the right forum, but it's the most appropriate on StackExchange, so here we are.
Why is it, in older books, that years are sometimes redacted ...
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What is the best format to use when writing out dates?
What format of date is appropriate for different contexts (business, personal) in written English, nowadays?
1st of April, 2010
April the 1st, 2010
April 1, 2010
April 01, 2010
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