Comments on: Writing Dates and Times https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/numbers/writing-dates-and-times/ GrammarBook.com Tue, 06 Jun 2023 20:16:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.5 By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/numbers/writing-dates-and-times/#comment-1606859 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 20:16:37 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=103#comment-1606859 In reply to Rebecca Malmberg.

Since your date does not include the year, no comma is necessary. Therefore, your sentence is punctuated correctly.

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By: Rebecca Malmberg https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/numbers/writing-dates-and-times/#comment-1606680 Mon, 05 Jun 2023 14:58:31 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=103#comment-1606680 Is this following sentence correctly punctuated? Some of my writers want to add a comma after the date, and I need a rule to back me up.

On June 6 at 4:00 p.m., I responded to the scene.

Thank you.

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By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/numbers/writing-dates-and-times/#comment-1595454 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:21:49 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=103#comment-1595454 In reply to Catherine Cottrell.

There is no hard and fast rule on this, especially for invitations. Invitations have their own sets of rules and styles and do not always follow the rules for formal writing.

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By: Catherine Cottrell https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/numbers/writing-dates-and-times/#comment-1594774 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:40:46 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=103#comment-1594774 Is this correct on an invitation or do I need a comma after Friday?
Friday the twenty-first of April at eleven o’clock

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By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/numbers/writing-dates-and-times/#comment-1502823 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:09:22 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=103#comment-1502823 In reply to Moses.

We recommend using the preposition “at” instead of “on.”
“Submission time is at or before 3pm.”
To simplify, you could write “Submission is due by 3pm.”

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By: Moses https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/numbers/writing-dates-and-times/#comment-1501660 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:14:50 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=103#comment-1501660 Please, is it correct to say “submission time is on or before 3pm”?

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By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/numbers/writing-dates-and-times/#comment-1491210 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 11:00:49 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=103#comment-1491210 In reply to Dan Nelson.

As the post states, some writers spell out the time of day; others prefer numbers. This is a matter of style choice. Therefore, eight thirty or 8:30 is correct.

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By: Dan Nelson https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/numbers/writing-dates-and-times/#comment-1490915 Sun, 28 Nov 2021 13:56:54 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=103#comment-1490915 When writing time in a novel, what is the correct method to use?

1. She arrived at 8:30.
2. She arrived at eight thirty.
3. She arrived at eight-thirty.

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By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/numbers/writing-dates-and-times/#comment-1489517 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:42:22 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=103#comment-1489517 In reply to Patrick.

To ensure clarity, we would suggest writing it as either “1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.” or “1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.”

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By: Patrick https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/numbers/writing-dates-and-times/#comment-1489512 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:41:41 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=103#comment-1489512 Say I’m running a clinic with hours from 1:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Can I write it like this?
1 – 7:30 p.m.

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