Questions relating to the English Language usage when referring to dates
2
votes
6answers
425 views
Since, until / From, to on invoices or form date ranges
Which is the correct form on an invoice, or a general date range in a form, and why?
Monkey dolls 12 GBP
From 2012-01-03 to 2013-01-02
Monkey dolls 12 ...
-1
votes
2answers
82 views
A question about date [duplicate]
A standard date question would be:
What date is it today?
But is
What date is today?
acceptable?
1
vote
1answer
58 views
Is “to” inclusive in “I worked at company X from April 2012 to April 2013”? [duplicate]
I have a question about the use of the word to as a time proposition. Is to inclusive in the following sentence?
I worked at company X from April 2012 to April 2013.
6
votes
5answers
2k views
Can I use “as late as” to express a deadline?
You must submit your homework as late as tomorrow.
Does the sentence have the same meaning as the following one?
The deadline for your homework submission is tomorrow.
To be specific, I ...
3
votes
2answers
5k views
Date format in UK vs US
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 ...
3
votes
2answers
153 views
How to use AP Style commas after dates
I was wondering how you are supposed to use commas after full dates in AP style.
I've been told to always put a comma after the year, like in the sentence:
On April 4th, 2012, I found a cat.
...
4
votes
2answers
5k views
How to write “till now” in a résumé? [closed]
I am writing a résumé. I want to specify that I started my education in 2009 and as of now I am at the 4th grade (in other words, still learning), so how should I specify that in résumé:
2009 - ...
0
votes
2answers
144 views
Is “resign with effect from [date]” inclusive?
I am resigning from my post with effect from 15th April.
Does this imply that April 14th will be my last working day, or will it be April 15th?
1
vote
1answer
6k views
Is there a one-word English term for the day after tomorrow? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How obsolete is the word “overmorrow”?
Is there a one-word English term for the day after tomorrow? Perhaps a term that has fallen out of modern English ...
1
vote
2answers
78 views
“What time?” instead of “What day?”
I was talking with a friend about an event that was going to happen in the future. He asked me "What time?" referring, as I discovered after a while, to the day this event was going to happen.
I ...
0
votes
1answer
100 views
Do phrases such as “by tomorrow” or “by Thursday” include the day mentioned? [duplicate]
I wasn't sure how to research this without being able to explain what I mean.
When someone says something like "I will have it done by tomorrow", does that phrase mean that they will have it done ...
0
votes
1answer
440 views
Is “in [some period]” different from “within [some period]”?
Q1: "I'll finish this job within 5 days" definitely means the job is expected to cost 5 days or less. However, does "I'll finish this job in 5 days" mean exactly the same?
Q2: Can we say, "I'll ...
4
votes
4answers
8k views
Does the term “within 7 days” mean include the 7th day? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is “in [some period]” different from “within [some period]”?
The title states it all: When an author says "within 7 days", does the author mean ...
12
votes
4answers
10k views
How should “midnight on…” be interpreted?
From what I understand, the word "midnight" is usually interpreted incorrectly.
Midnight is written as "12am" which would imply that it's in the morning. Therefore, it should be at the start of the ...
2
votes
5answers
2k views
Does “until [date]” mean “before that date”?
What does until mean in the following?
You need to deliver this product within 2 days (until August 18, 2011)
to meet your deadline and get paid.
Does this mean that I have to deliver the ...
-1
votes
1answer
141 views
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?
...
38
votes
9answers
3k views
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 ...
2
votes
2answers
144 views
How to properly say that a given day/date does not exist?
I wanted to use this, but I don't know if it's actually valid in English:
The specified date is invalid.It points to a non-existing day.
I'm not a native speaker, and I just want to say that the ...
5
votes
7answers
2k views
Does “nineteen-hundreds” refer to 1900–1909 or 1900–1999?
The words "nineteen-hundreds" to me mean strictly 1900–1909. I've noticed several times that people, invariably North American, use these words to mean "the twentieth century", or 1900–1999, or ...
2
votes
4answers
251 views
Written date formats in US English: how jarring is it to use the UK format?
In general, there is a difference between the common spoken ordering of dates between US and UK usage. So in the UK, we would tend to say:
"the 14th of December, 2005"
while in the US, people ...
0
votes
1answer
125 views
Pronunciation of “Jan. 3” [closed]
Is a date written “Jan. 3” pronounced January third, or is it pronounced January three?
2
votes
0answers
85 views
Is “do something by date X” inclusive? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does “notified by [date]” include the end date?
For example, if John says:
Return it to me by March 24th.
Does it mean that I need to return it to ...
1
vote
0answers
55 views
“Please finish this by May 15” — can I still do it today? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does “notified by [date]” include the end date?
Today is May 15. I have an email in my inbox that says
Please respond by May 15.
My question is: what ...
0
votes
3answers
4k views
“I will do it by Monday”. Does it mean before the beginning or before the end of Monday? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does “notified by [date]” include the end date?
When someone says "I will do it by Monday", does it mean that they will get it done
before the beginning of ...
5
votes
4answers
6k views
Does “notified by [date]” include the end date?
I have read the Rules of a competition. The text of the Rules include a sentence as follows:
As per stated in the Rules the entrants will be notified by May 30th 2010.
Does the sentence above ...
2
votes
5answers
371 views
What does “by spring 2013” imply? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does “notified by [date]” include the end date?
“I will do it by Monday”. Does it mean before the beginning or before the end of Monday?
If something has to be ...
5
votes
1answer
173 views
When is Christmas Eve Eve?
I have recently seen weather forecasters making predictions for Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Eve Night, and for Christmas Day. One also reads of Christmas Eve Eve, with two eves.
Are those all ...
4
votes
4answers
1k views
“Wednesday week”
I know that the English will say "Wednesday week" to mean a week from Wednesday. Is there a name for this sort of construction?
Also, I have a friend from India who will say "today morning". Is ...
1
vote
1answer
173 views
Definite article and dates without ordinal indicators
Where ordinal indicators are not used, which of the following is correct?
We will go ahead on the 7 January 2013.
We will go ahead on 7 January 2013.
3
votes
4answers
2k views
Do you need to use “on” or “upon” when referring to dates?
When defining a date, should I use on, upon or when, or can I leave these words out?
For example, can I say:
The date the company allots the securities is known as the Despatch Date.
or should ...
0
votes
2answers
123 views
Twenty-Fifth or 25th? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the best format to use when writing out dates?
In represent a time and date, which of the following is the most proper (did I even frame this question right?)
...
0
votes
1answer
117 views
Three years: current (2012), last (2011), but is there a term then for 2010?
I have three years I am putting on a chart: current year, last year, and I'm not sure what to call the year that came before the last. Does it have a name? Would it be "pre-last"?
-4
votes
1answer
346 views
Saying dates in English [closed]
Are these dates correctly pronounced? Should it be 'dash' or 'hyphen'? Roman one, or '/aɪ/'?
27/I-1980, twenty-seven, slash, Roman one, dash/hypen, nineteen eighty
4/II-1936 Four slash Roman two ...
0
votes
1answer
67 views
Is on/before 15 July better than by 15 July if I want to be precise and unambiguous? Which is the more common form?
When the last day of registration is, let's say, 15 July, we currently say "please confirm your registration before 16 July" but students often send their confirmation on 16 July, rather than 15. I ...
2
votes
1answer
183 views
How to specify dates in a U.S. résumé?
What is the correct (or at least preferred) way of formatting dates in a résumé whenever you don't need to specify a day?
For example, I am using the format “May 2011”, but I don’t know whether I ...
7
votes
3answers
3k views
How should the year be capitalized?
I suppose a year number to be a proper noun, naming a unique year. Therefore, when written as text, it should be spelled with initial capital letters. But there does not seem to be general agreement ...
1
vote
7answers
458 views
Which acronyms do you use for epochs? Where do you place the acronym?
For example, I usually use
560 BCE
1066 CE
As opposed to the traditional:
560 BC
AD 1066
Some people, when using AD, place it after the year:
1066 AD
I'm interested in how other people ...
0
votes
3answers
1k views
Published at vs published on? [closed]
I need to name a column in a table and I'm wondering what the best option is.
Should it be "Published at" or "Published on"?
I only need to store a full date and time.
From some search I did, it ...
3
votes
3answers
343 views
using phrase “weekend of”
Say the 24th is a Monday and you say that you’ll be doing something the weekend of the 24th, meaning the 22nd and 23rd. Isn’t that incorrect? I would say the weekend of the 24th means the 29th and ...
34
votes
2answers
2k views
Is there a term to describe an event which happens every 18 months?
Obviously every year is annual. Every two years is biennial. Does the English language have a term for every 18 months?
3
votes
3answers
630 views
Which word(s) can be used instead of “the first day of the week?”
I have noticed that on Stack Exchange sites, "week reputation" is referring to the reputation gained from Sunday to Saturday (in fact, my today's reputation is different from my week's reputation, and ...
28
votes
4answers
9k views
“Best Before” says “11 MA 23”; is it May or March?
I bought a bottle of juice today, and the "Best Before" date it's "11 MA 23". I always see "MA" as for March, but the store staff said that was May.
What is your opinion?
1
vote
2answers
666 views
How to write out dates correctly
I have a document dated 05/05/2012.
What should I say?
Based on the document from 05 May.
Based on the document from 5th May.
Based on the document from 05 of May.
0
votes
3answers
174 views
Date formats for Americans [closed]
Do Americans find a date such as 11 Apr 2012 more readable than the ISO format 2012-04-11? The reason I ask is that there are many situations where we do not have access to the locale, and even if we ...
1
vote
4answers
175 views
“In the year 1769” or “in 1769” in this sentence?
Which is better in the following sentence, "in the year 1769" or "in 1769"?
While he was sailing in Polynesia in the year 1769, the British explorer, Captain James Cook discovered a mysterious ...
4
votes
2answers
2k views
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 ...
2
votes
4answers
2k views
“Published on …” or “Published …”?
So, in an article on a web-page, I want to provide information about the date when the article was published. I am not sure if there should be an "on" after the word "published".
Article title...
...
2
votes
3answers
843 views
Is it correct to omit number suffix on dates?
If I have a date written: Saturday 16 December is it correct ?
Or does the grammar oblige me to add the number suffix to 16 making 16th as in: Saturday 16th December ?
0
votes
2answers
674 views
How can I write a given date in an abbreviated form? [closed]
Are these acceptable?
Nov. 2nd, 2011
Nov 2nd, 2011
Nov 2, 2011
6
votes
3answers
3k views
What's the difference between “day” and “date”?
Day may refer to:
the day of the week (e.g., Monday, Tuesday);
the day of the month (e.g, 2nd day of February);
a unit of time (e.g., this task would take 2 days to complete).
A date on the other ...
