I have been out of school for a while but I keep seeing dates with commas either missing or in one spot but not both. It happens mostly on television ads for upcoming shows. I can't find anything on the Comma page about dates. Am I missing something, did something change?

Thanks

I have noticed a growing tendency to omit commas altogether in correspondence, though not in legal documents of course.

You'll find numerous ways of representing dates, some with commas, some without:

BrE: 2 June, 1980 ~ 2 June 1980 ~ 2nd June 1980 ~ 2nd June, 1980

AmE: June 2, 1980 ~ June 2 1980 ~ June 2nd 1980 ~ June 2nd, 1980


BrE typically differs from AmE as I've shown above. Personally, I prefer the BrE variants since the two numerical fields are separated by the month.


PaulM

So there is no "rule" per se.

It's very annoying because there is no consistency.

No, there is no single fixed rule.

In the US, there are two main style guides that writers and publishers often adhere to: The Chicago Manual of Style and The Associated Press. But they have different recommendations too!


Whereabouts do you live?


PaulM

Central NY, but I grew up in Denver, CO. I am however, old.
I have a degree in Graphic Design, that's why it bugs me.