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English for Guidance by Prof. Adel AlSheikh

Month Day Year

You write: January 1st, 2010

You say: January (the)* first twenty ten

* The definite article ›the‹ can be left out.

4. Sample sentences and the correct prepositions:

 I was born in 1999. (Use in with the year.)
 I was born in August. (Use in with the month.)
 I was born on 12th May, 2000. (Use on in the complete date.)

5. Abbreviations BC, AD, BCE, CE

Sometimes BC or AD is added after the year.

Example:

 1060 BC (ten sixty Before Christ)
 1060 AD (ten sixty Anno Domini) – This is Latin for in the year of the Lord.

The abbreviations BCE or CE are becoming more and more common today.

 1060 BCE (ten sixty Before the Common/Current/Christian Era)
 1060 CE (ten sixty Common/Current/Christian Era)

 1060 BC = 1060 BCE
 1060 AD = 1060 CE

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