Understanding American and British Date Formats

Marine from My Little English Page explains how to write and say dates in both British and American English. The video covers common mistakes, the differences in date formats, and how to write short date versions. Viewers are encouraged to write their birthdays in the comments for correction and to follow the page for updates.

What is the main topic discussed in the video?

• How to learn English grammar

• How to write essays

• How to improve vocabulary

• How to say and write dates

What is a common mistake students make when giving the date?

• Using incorrect verbs

• Mispronouncing numbers

• Using prepositions incorrectly

• Forgetting the year

What is the instructor’s name?

• Martha

• Maria

• Marina

• Marine

In British English, how should you write the date?

• Month, year, day

• Year, month, day

• Day, month, year

• Month, day, year

When pronouncing dates in British English, what should you add?

• With and for

• In and on

• The and of

• At and by

How do Americans write the date differently?

• They omit the year

• They write the day first

• They write the month first

• They use Roman numerals

How would you pronounce an American date like 10/12/2017?

• December the 10th, 2017

• 12th of October, 2017

• October the 12th, 2017

• The 10th of December, 2017

What is the impact of the American date format on writing shorter dates?

• It requires full year always

• It uses slashes instead of dashes

• It changes the order of numbers

• It omits the month

In British English, how would you write June 12, 2017, in numbers?

• 06/12/17

• 17/06/12

• 12/06/17

• 2017/06/12

In American English, how would you write June 12, 2017, in numbers?

• 12/06/17

• 17/12/06

• 06/12/17

• 2017/12/06