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1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007? #1 (permalink) Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:26 am   1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007?
 

Is it correct to write 1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007?

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1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007? #2 (permalink) Mon Apr 09, 2007 22:24 pm   1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007?
 

I was taught to use cardinal numbers for the date... 1 March 2007...except for formal announcements when ordinals are used and written in full...First of March Two thousand and seven.
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1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007? #3 (permalink) Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:33 am   1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007?
 

andreeasil wrote:
Is it correct to write 1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007?

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Both are appropriate. :lol: However, there is a tendency to write 1 March 2007 as opposed to 1st March 2007.
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1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007? #4 (permalink) Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:39 pm   1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007?
 

I would write either March 1, 2007 or 1 March 2007.

I would not write 1st March 2007.
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1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007? #5 (permalink) Tue Apr 10, 2007 21:32 pm   1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007?
 

March 1, 2007

If you're feeling European (or Canadian or Aussie, though I am not sure of the correct form in those countries), it would be 1 March 2007.
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1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007? #6 (permalink) Tue Apr 10, 2007 21:49 pm   1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007?
 

You noticed which version I wrote first, though, didn't you, Tom? :lol:

By the way, don't computers the world over prefer a format similar to 2007-03-01. :D
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1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007? #7 (permalink) Tue Apr 10, 2007 21:56 pm   1 March 2007 or 1st March 2007?
 

Yes, and I was damn proud of you for doing so.
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