confused

[Unregistered]

im at work and there is currently a question going round on whot to set out the date in a sentace.
should it be; the 20th September 2007
or 20th September 2007

[Anglika]

There are many different ways to cite dates:

The 20th day of September, 2007 [only used in legal documents]
20th September 2007
20th. Sept. 2007
20 Sept 2007
20 Sep 2007
20/09/2007

September 20th, 2007
Sept. 20th, 2007
Sept 20, 2007
09/20/2007


In business use, 20th September 2007 OR September 20th, 2007 would both be acceptable.

The short form is often to be found: 20/09/2007 OR 09/20/2007

An article [the/a/an] is not required.

[ejthedj101]

my anoying team member, who wont email you himself. says thanks for the reply, but he would like to say WHY?

[Anglika]

Because.

There cannot be an answer to why - it's just the way in which most businesses write the date in formal letter.

If he wants to write it another way, that's his decision.