How do native speakers say the date 4/5 ?

[blueabell2go]

Well, it's actually my birthday, so if someone asks me when my birthday is, I say

"The fifth of April ".

[Tdol]

You can. However, in letters, I still use 9th.

[Harry Smith]

By the way where do you write the date in letters before or after your address. Is there a special rule for it? Or maybe now you don't write your address on the right hand corner on the top.

[Mister Micawber]

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Before the salutation, and to either the left or right margin. Contemporary practice prefers all text flushed to the left margin.
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[Harry Smith]

Originally Posted by Mister Micawber

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Before the salutation, and to either the left or right margin. Contemporary practice prefers all text flushed to the left margin.
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Do you mean formal or imformal letters?

[Hussain-]

hello evry body
can you help me ?
what about 21/07/2009
what can I say ?
can I say : twenty first of julay

[Mister Micawber]

July twenty-first
The twenty-first of July

[Searching for language]

When it is 4/5 I would read it as the 4th. of May, for I feel that day/month/year makes the most sense.

Obviously, when it it 21/7/ it has to be the 21st. of July.

I just wish that the world, or at least Canada's banking system would make up their minds as to how we are to write it.

[Hussain-]

thank you for informations

[Mister Micawber]

I feel that day/month/year makes the most sense

Unfortunately, we don't all have the same sensibilities. The only solution is to use an alphabetical abbreviation or complete name for the month.