Heidi L Member Joined Jan 27, 2014 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country Taiwan Current Location Taiwan Dec 30, 2017 #1 'December 31 is the 365th day of the year.' December 31 is read as 'December thirty-first' or 'December thirty-one?' Thank you
'December 31 is the 365th day of the year.' December 31 is read as 'December thirty-first' or 'December thirty-one?' Thank you
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Dec 30, 2017 #2 'December 31st' or 'The 31st of December' for me.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Dec 30, 2017 #3 Heidi L said: 'December 31 is the 365th day of the year.' Is 'December 31' [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] read as 'December thirty-first' or 'December thirty-one'? Thank you. Click to expand... Note my corrections above.
Heidi L said: 'December 31 is the 365th day of the year.' Is 'December 31' [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] read as 'December thirty-first' or 'December thirty-one'? Thank you. Click to expand... Note my corrections above.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Dec 31, 2017 #4 I always say dates as ordinal numbers, no matter how they are written.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Dec 31, 2017 #5 Tdol said: I always say dates as ordinal numbers, no matter how they are written. Click to expand... So do I, although I vary the word order. Sometimes I say "December the thirty-first", sometimes I say "the thirty-first of December". I don't think I have any preference.
Tdol said: I always say dates as ordinal numbers, no matter how they are written. Click to expand... So do I, although I vary the word order. Sometimes I say "December the thirty-first", sometimes I say "the thirty-first of December". I don't think I have any preference.