"They both have second april as their birthday". Please check
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Apr 28, 2016 #1 "They both have second april as their birthday". Please check
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 28, 2016 #2 Either "April second" or "the second of April" is how you would say it. Note that "April" is a proper noun and needs to be capitalized. It would normally be written as "April 2" or "2 April" (depending on culture).
Either "April second" or "the second of April" is how you would say it. Note that "April" is a proper noun and needs to be capitalized. It would normally be written as "April 2" or "2 April" (depending on culture).
S Sara Jimenez New member Joined Apr 27, 2016 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Spanish Home Country Spain Current Location Spain Apr 28, 2016 #3 Dates are usually written with numbers e.g. 2nd April (British English) or April 2nd (Am Eng) but, at least in British English, read as "the second of April". That's to say, the "the" and "of" are omitted in written English. Hope this helps:-D
Dates are usually written with numbers e.g. 2nd April (British English) or April 2nd (Am Eng) but, at least in British English, read as "the second of April". That's to say, the "the" and "of" are omitted in written English. Hope this helps:-D
Charlie Bernstein VIP Member Joined Jan 28, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 28, 2016 #4 Americans usually say "April second" and sometimes "April the second." We say it other ways, as well. Note also that the British write 2/4/16 but Americans write 4/2/16.
Americans usually say "April second" and sometimes "April the second." We say it other ways, as well. Note also that the British write 2/4/16 but Americans write 4/2/16.
P PaulMatthews Senior Member Joined Mar 28, 2016 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Great Britain Current Location Great Britain Apr 28, 2016 #5 AmE style: April 20 2016, or in careless writing, April 202016. Much better in BrE: 20 April 2016, even in careless writing it's clearer, 20 April2016.
AmE style: April 20 2016, or in careless writing, April 202016. Much better in BrE: 20 April 2016, even in careless writing it's clearer, 20 April2016.
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 28, 2016 #6 PaulMatthews said: AmE style: April 20 2016, or in careless writing, April 202016. Much better in BrE: 20 April 2016, even in careless writing, 20 April2016. Click to expand... AmE uses a comma. April 20, 2016.
PaulMatthews said: AmE style: April 20 2016, or in careless writing, April 202016. Much better in BrE: 20 April 2016, even in careless writing, 20 April2016. Click to expand... AmE uses a comma. April 20, 2016.
Charlie Bernstein VIP Member Joined Jan 28, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 28, 2016 #7 PaulMatthews said: . . . Much better in BrE. . . . Click to expand... It goes without saying!
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Apr 29, 2016 #8 Charlie Bernstein said: It goes without saying! Click to expand... Well, we can get it right sometimes. ;-)
Charlie Bernstein said: It goes without saying! Click to expand... Well, we can get it right sometimes. ;-)
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Apr 29, 2016 #9 Okay, they both have April the second as their birthday.