auf DeutschDates in Spoken English
If you put the day before the month, use the definite article before the day and the preposition of before the month.
5 October 2004 - the fifth of October, two thousand and four
If you put the month before the day, use the definite article before the day in British English. In American English, the definite article can be dropped.
October 5, 2004 - October (the) fifth, two thousand and four
Exercise on how to say / read the date
Changed: 26th May 2004 19:17
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