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back in September of Aught-two..."
Or even, in a humorous sense, back in September of Aught-twelve..."
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"First of the ninth", yeah, occasionally, but adding the year in like that just seems stilted to me.
Yeah, Cap, you wouldn't hear this very often. The "first of the ninth" thing alone would tend to be in a business context, say, setting dates for meetings or actions from meetings, etc. But there are times that the year needs to be specified, and at those times I reckon it would be spoken as "oh two" or whatever.
I was especially curious as to whether 1st September would be preceded by a the and have an of before "September" for everyone. I'd never write either of those, but I'd say (=read) both.
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1st September would be preceded by a the and have an of before "September" for everyone.
USns would certainly, in general, say "the first of September" or either "September first". We would not, I think, normally write it "1 September". We most likely would write it "Sep(t(ember)) 1", "8/1" or, less likely but still possibly, "08/01".
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We most likely would write it "Sep(t(ember)) 1", "8/1" or, less likely but still possibly, "08/01".
Now, far be it from me to pick nits, but outside the US, September is the ninth (9th) month. Of course, I do understand that the cultural differences between the US and the rest of the world could very well result in the US calendar looking like:
1. July
2. March
3. November
4. January
5. April
6. February
7. May
8. September
9. June
10. December
11. August
12. October
HTH. Live long and prosper. I look forward to Christmas in October this year ...
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Oh, happy day! Faldage got caught in a nit!
Well done, Fishpicker!
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Talking of the strange ways y'all have with your dates. A visiting US'n company at the Edinburgh Fringe remarked that it was strange that we were using the term 9-11 here. It was pointed out that in general we do not (especially as the telephone number for the emergency services here, as regulars will know, is 999 not 911). We tend say 11th September or sometimes September 11th (out of deference to our friends across the pond).
Someone pointed out that in years to come it is likely that people will see the date written down and wonder what event took place on the 9th November. (For Faldage - don't worry - that will be 3-9 for you).
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what event took place on the 9th November.
Wasn't that the day they caught Guy Fawkes, the guy that bombed the Reichstag on 5th November?
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The Reichstag?
Ich ne bloody think so pas!
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