I want to put a variation of the following just above a company description, but I'm wondering which preposition I should use:
Business Founded On December 2011
Business Founded In December 2011
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...I am not sure which sentence is which...– Phonics The HedgehogOct 28, 2011 at 2:36
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6It's in December 2011, or on December 25th 2011. Choice of preposition depends on whether it's on a specific day, or in some extended timeframe such as a month, season, or year. The standard wording is Established 2011 (it's unusual to specify the month or date thereof).– FumbleFingersOct 28, 2011 at 2:42
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Welcome to English Language and Usage! I just wanted to let you know I've made a few edits to your question for clarity and formatting; in the future, if you could try to be a little more precise with your titles, that would be great! And please let me know if you have any questions about the site.– waiwai933Oct 28, 2011 at 2:46
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Continuing my proud tradition of taking credit for something that FumbleFingers already answered in the comments...
Short Version: In would be appropriate here, On would be appropriate if you were specifying an exact day.
Long version: Using these definitions...
In - used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits
On - so as to be attached to or unified with
...we can think of specifying month only as telling us the founding date is including within the limits of the month, while specifying a day tells us that the founding date is attached to that specific day.
