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Putting comma after typing a date - wondering


Posted: Jul 01, 2011

I was taught to always put a comma after the date when it is typed in a text, even in the middle of a sentence. QA said that is wrong. Which is correct?

You are correct, but depends on the sentence (sm) - MyT_WannyMT

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Per BOS 3rd edition (page 115):
Use a comma to separate the day of the month from the year when the full date is expressed.

I last saw her in my office on March 28, 2004.

Do not use a comma when only the month and year are given (I see this error a lot)

I last saw her in my office March 2004.

When the full date (month, day, year) occur in mid-sentense, use a comma to separate the year from the rest of the sentence.

I last saw her on March 28, 2004, in my office.

Putting comma after typing a date - wondering

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Thank you! Exactly. It was the complete date, i.e. 07/01/11. I knew not to put it after just month and year, but when it is as the above, 07/01/11, a comma goes after the year in a sentence. So, this is according to the BOS 3rd edition. I'll have to let the QA person know I wasn't wrong. Thank you!

Our QA director says... - Cathy

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"Do not use commas if the date is transcribed with numerals in a sentence," so you wouldn't put a comma after 07/01/2011. You would put a comma after a complete date in the middle of a sentence, i.e., July 1, 2011.

Depends ... - sm

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Karen started school on May 1, 2011, in Sun City.

Karen started school on 05/01/2011 in Sun City.



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