[General] Formal Time Format

[Raymott]

Originally Posted by marinersk

That's okay. Everybody has their triggers; apparently I found David's.

But I have references now in case anyone does look up this thread in the future.

_The Elements of Style_, by William Strunk, Jr. (1918 edition), indicates the formal date is not to be written out, but with numbers. One can easily deduce the same applies to time.

_Etiquette_, by Emily Post (1942 edition), indicates that they should be written out, however, on a non-wedding RSVP. It also gives an example as "at half after four o'clock".

So there you have it.

- Steve M.

Yes, there you have three different opinions, so ultimately you'll have to decide yourself.

[Anglika]

One of which is 1918 and another of which is 1942 - both somewhat antique