Writing the Date

There are several different ways to write the date in English. They vary from formal to informal, and there are differences between British and American English. The following table shows some typical formats.

Format	British: Day-Month-Year	American: Month-Day-Year
A	the Fourteenth of March, 2011	March the Fourteenth, 2011
B	14th March 2011	March 14th, 2011
C	14 March 2011	March 14, 2011
D	14/3/2011	3/14/2011
E	14/3/11	3/14/11
F	14/03/11	03/14/11