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People don't know how to write a date anymore

32 replies

Doyoumind · 09/07/2020 18:39

25th of July is trending on Twitter (gyms opening). Where the hell has this come from? It's 25th July Angry

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ShinyMe · 09/07/2020 18:42

But in speech you absolutely do say the 25th of July.

Twospaniels · 09/07/2020 18:43

I write the date as 25 July. I never put th or st or rd

I was taught to type back in the late 1980’s and even then it was considered old fashioned to use th st rd.

Doyoumind · 09/07/2020 18:45

Yes, you say it with the of but never write it with the of.

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Ellisandra · 09/07/2020 18:45

Is this really a hill to die on? Let alone waste a Angry on it.

People (for years ) have routinely used:
July 25th
25th July
25.07
25.7
25/07
25/7
etc...

There’s hardly one standard way.

Chill your beans!

TheMarzipanDildo · 09/07/2020 18:46

I put the ‘of’ in even though I know it’s wrong Blush rebel

Dorobie · 09/07/2020 18:46

Who on earth gives a shit about this Hmm

Chanjer · 09/07/2020 18:48

I thought imagine writing a thread like this

Yet here I am posting in it

Doyoumind · 09/07/2020 18:49

It's not a hill to die on at all. Perhaps I should have put this in pedants' corner where it would have been welcomed.

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Ellisandra · 09/07/2020 18:51

I agree it’s one for pendants.

merryhouse · 09/07/2020 18:56

Perhaps its a reaction against all the Americans who actually say "July twenty-fifth" Grin

AristotleAteMyHamster · 09/07/2020 18:57

As long as they’re not referring to it as 7/25 I can’t get worked up about it

Auntydarah · 09/07/2020 19:11

There's way more to worry about in the world

Idontlikewednesdays · 09/07/2020 19:18

Is this all you have to worry about😮

Hipposcape · 09/07/2020 19:21

The grammar of social media usually abides by spoken grammar, not written grammar. Therefore, "25th of July" is correct.

Freixene · 09/07/2020 19:23

I totally agree OP, ‘the’ and ‘of’ in dates immediately changes my opinion of the writer!

CrowdedHouseinQuarantine · 09/07/2020 19:24
Confused
Fatted · 09/07/2020 19:25

It's only in England anyway Hmm

randolph78 · 09/07/2020 19:27

Where does this rule come from and where is it written down?

Freixene · 09/07/2020 19:31

www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/time-date.htm

sirfredfredgeorge · 09/07/2020 19:37

It's 25th July

BBC - 25 July
Guardian - 25 July
Economist - 25 July
Oxford - 25 July
Cambridge - 25 July
UK Gov - 25 July
Wikipedia - 25 July

I can't find a single style guide for 25th July - who does it?

And "4th of July" is very commonly written of course.

GhettoDefendant · 09/07/2020 19:38

Yes, you say it with the of but never write it with the of

According to who?

It's Twitter, I don't think there's a style guide!

randolph78 · 09/07/2020 19:39

So twenty-fifth of July is OK but 25th of July is not? Seems hideously petty to be TBH.

sirfredfredgeorge · 09/07/2020 19:42

It's Twitter, I don't think there's a style guide!

Of there is... of course there is! Generally curated by the sort of crazy people who enjoy policing others speech.

Currently a bargain at 2 quid... no kindle version weirdly.
www.amazon.co.uk/140-Characters-Style-Guide-Short/dp/0470556137?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Leaannb · 09/07/2020 19:43

Don't you mean July 25....JK

KingOfDogShite · 09/07/2020 19:45

25 July looks so ugly. 25th, 23rd, 21st is where it’s at.

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