What’s the date today?

May 11 2020
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May 11, 2020
May the eleventh, two thousand and twenty
 Writing and saying the date
• We write • We say
March 12th • March (the) twelfth or the
twelfth of March
1/22 (American) • January (the) twenty-second or
the twenty-second of January
22/1 (British)
Prepositions with years, months, and dates

 in + years, e.g., The Rio Olympics were

in 2016.
 in + months, e.g., My birthday’s in
February.
 on + dates, e.g., The meeting is on
Friday, September 5th.
 Saying years
• 1807 eighteen “oh” seven
• 1936 nineteen thirty six
• 2008 two thousand and eight (for years 2000 –
2010)
• 2011 two thousand and eleven OR twenty eleven
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occasions
October 31
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October 31
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January1
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January1
New Year’s Day
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April 7
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April 7
World Health Day
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December 25
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July 4
Independence Day
(USA)
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February 14
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February 14
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May 9
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May 9
Victory Day