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Subject: Re: [office] Proposal for "possessive month names"
David Faure wrote: >Hello TC members, > >In some languages (at least Czech, Polish, and Slovenian), dates can contain >either the month as is (e.g. "17 stycznia 2004" in Polish is "17th January 2004") >or using the possessive form ("17 dzieĆ stycznia 2004" is "17th day of January"). > >This is a little bit like "the 12th of January" in English, except that this form >is only spoken and not written in English. > > I have seen it in written form in English - in legislation and such like. "Given under my hand this 12th day of January.." etc. regards, Sean http://seanmcgrath.blogspot.com
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