How To Read and Write The Date
How To Read and Write The Date
It’s also possible to invert the month and day. For example,
Ordinal numbers
Here are the ordinal numbers that you need to use:
While from 21 to 31 the ordinal numbers end according to the ending of the second
number. For example,
21 twenty-first
22 twenty-second
23 twenty-third
24 twenty-fourth
As you can see, you don’t need to write the number but we usually add the last two
letters of the ordinal number. For example:
First – 1st
Second – 2nd
Third – 3rd
Fourth – 4th
For the first years of previous centuries, we add ‘0’. For example:
While for the first ten years of the 21st century, we use the word ‘thousand’. For
example:
From the year 2010 onwards you can say two numbers again. For example,
Centuries
When we refer to a century in English, we use ordinal numbers. For example,
And centuries are divided into ten decades. A decade is a period of ten years.
Historical dates
When you talk about a year in the distant past, you can use B.C. and A.D. The letters
B.C. mean ‘before Christ’. For example,
A.D. means ‘Anno Domini’ – the year of the Lord, marking the birth of Christ. So this
year is 2019 A.D. However, it’s only necessary to add A.D. when it is unclear which time
period you’re referring to. For example,
Romulus Augustulus was the last Roman Emperor from 475476 A.D.
So be careful when you write a date as numbers as above. Depending who you’re
writing to, you may need to write the month to be clear.
5 DEC 2018
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