How to write the date in English

There are several different ways to write the date in English. There are some differences between British and American English. Have a look at this :

	British: Day-Month-Year	American: Month-Day-Year
a.	the Fourteenth of March, 2011	March the Fourteenth, 2011
b.	14th March 2011	March 14th, 2011
c.	14 March 2011	March 14, 2011
d.	14/3/2011	3/14/2011
e.	14/3/11	3/14/11
f.	14/03/11	03/14/11

Note:  The longer formats, such as b or c, are more polite (they show more respect for the reader). Shorter formats, such as d. or e., are used in less formal situations, a letter between friends or an impersonal business letter. Format f. is rather official  for technical documents. Format a. is extremely formal and mainly used on printed items, for example a wedding invitation. The numerical formats may use a full stop (.) or hyphen (-) instead of a slash (/), for example: 14.3.2011 or 03-14-11