Canadian Style Tip #34: Use of commas in dates

This post is part of the Canadian Style series.

7.20 Use of commas in dates

You do not need commas when writing dates in the order day-month-year. If you use month-day-year order, a comma separates the day and year. The year should be followed by a comma within a sentence.

I was married 5 May 1995 in the Seattle area.

I started in my current job May 7, 2001, as a practicum student.

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