Correct Date Format in Essay Writing

Sometimes we write date in our essay when mentioning an event. However, do you know how to write a date correctly?

Basically, there are a number of date formats in essay writing. Let us examine the date format in the following sentences in common essay writing.

We celebrated the recent National Day of Malaysia on 31 August 2007.
We celebrated the recent National Day of Malaysia on August 31, 2007.
We celebrated the recent National Day of Malaysia on the 31^st of August, 2007.

All three formats of date in the sentences are correct. Please take note that when using 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th… in writing a date, article ‘the’ must be added in front of the date. Otherwise, the date format used in the sentence will be considered wrong.

Wrong: We celebrated the recent National Day of Malaysia on 31^st of August, 2007.

The following date formats are not acceptable in written essay.
31/8/2007
31-8-2007

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