Rule: The following examples apply when using dates: (Las siguientes ejemplos aplican con el uso de las fechas.)
The meeting is scheduled for June 30.
The meeting is scheduled for the 30th of June.
We have had tricks played on us on April 1.
The 1st of April puts some people on edge.
Rule: When expressing decades, you may spell them out and lowercase them. (Cuando uses las décadas, puedes deletrearlas en minúscula.)
Example: During the eighties and nineties, the United States economy grew.
Rule: Whether you express decades using incomplete or complete numerals, do not use an apostrophe between the year and the s. When using an incomplete numeral, use an apostrophe to replace the first two numbers. (Cuando expresas décadas usando numerales completas o incompletas, no usas un apostrofo entre el año y el s de plural. Cuando usas un numeral incompleto, usa un apostrofo para reponer los primeros dos números.)
Correct: (Correctos)
During the ’80s, the world’s economy grew.
During the 1980s, the world’s economy grew.
Incorrect: (No correctos)
During the ‘80’s, the world’s economy grew.
During the 1980’s, the world’s economy grew.
Rule: Spell out the time of day in text even with half and quarter hours. With o’clock, the number is always spelled out. (Escribe la hora del día en texto aun con media horas. Con “o’clock”, el numero siempre se deletrea.)
Examples:
She gets up at four thirty before the baby wakes up.
The baby wakes up at five o’clock in the morning.
Rule: Use numerals with the time of day when exact times are being emphasized. (Usa números con la hora del día cuando la hora esta enfatizado.)
Examples:
Her flight leaves at 6:22 a.m.
Please arrive by 12:30 p.m. sharp.
Rule: Use noon and midnight rather than 12:00 a.m. or 12:00 p.m. (Usar “medio-día” y “media-noche” en vez de 12:00 a.m. o 12:00 p.m.) Note: You may use AM and PM rather than a.m. and p.m. (Puedes usar AM y PM en vez de a.m. y p.m.)
The meeting is scheduled for June 30.
The meeting is scheduled for the 30th of June.
We have had tricks played on us on April 1.
The 1st of April puts some people on edge.
Rule: When expressing decades, you may spell them out and lowercase them. (Cuando uses las décadas, puedes deletrearlas en minúscula.)
Example: During the eighties and nineties, the United States economy grew.
Rule: Whether you express decades using incomplete or complete numerals, do not use an apostrophe between the year and the s. When using an incomplete numeral, use an apostrophe to replace the first two numbers. (Cuando expresas décadas usando numerales completas o incompletas, no usas un apostrofo entre el año y el s de plural. Cuando usas un numeral incompleto, usa un apostrofo para reponer los primeros dos números.)
Correct: (Correctos)
During the ’80s, the world’s economy grew.
During the 1980s, the world’s economy grew.
Incorrect: (No correctos)
During the ‘80’s, the world’s economy grew.
During the 1980’s, the world’s economy grew.
Rule: Spell out the time of day in text even with half and quarter hours. With o’clock, the number is always spelled out. (Escribe la hora del día en texto aun con media horas. Con “o’clock”, el numero siempre se deletrea.)
Examples:
She gets up at four thirty before the baby wakes up.
The baby wakes up at five o’clock in the morning.
Rule: Use numerals with the time of day when exact times are being emphasized. (Usa números con la hora del día cuando la hora esta enfatizado.)
Examples:
Her flight leaves at 6:22 a.m.
Please arrive by 12:30 p.m. sharp.
Rule: Use noon and midnight rather than 12:00 a.m. or 12:00 p.m. (Usar “medio-día” y “media-noche” en vez de 12:00 a.m. o 12:00 p.m.) Note: You may use AM and PM rather than a.m. and p.m. (Puedes usar AM y PM en vez de a.m. y p.m.)
Rule: The dash may be used between numbers or dates to indicate to and and. (Puedes usar el guión entre los números o las fechas para indicar “a” e “y”.
His chapter covered from 1860-1868.
My appointment was scheduled from 12:15—1:15.
Rule: The comma is not used in years…. I was born in 1933. (La coma no se usa en años)
Rule: In American English the day and the month are reversed. (En Inglés de USA, el día y mes están al revés).
October 31, 2011 or 10/31/11. And spoken: October 5, 2004 - October (the) fifth, two thousand and four.
His chapter covered from 1860-1868.
My appointment was scheduled from 12:15—1:15.
Rule: The comma is not used in years…. I was born in 1933. (La coma no se usa en años)
Rule: In American English the day and the month are reversed. (En Inglés de USA, el día y mes están al revés).
October 31, 2011 or 10/31/11. And spoken: October 5, 2004 - October (the) fifth, two thousand and four.
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