In America,
the month is usually put before the day:
• 01/14/2011 : : short numerical form
“January (the) 14(th), 2011” : : written form
In Britain,
the day is usually put before the month:
• 14/01/2011 : : short numerical form
“14(th) (of) January (,) 2011” : : written form
| 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 |
Note that another format exists which writes the date numerically in the
order Year-Month-Day, for example: 2011/03/14. This is rare in British
or American English and used mainly in very official or technical
documents.source: englishclub.com
