months

Spell out the names of months.

When written with a date, some months are abbreviated:

  • January: Jan. 1
  • February: Feb. 1
  • August: Aug. 1
  • September: Sept. 1
  • October: Oct. 1
  • November: Nov. 1
  • December: Dec. 1

Note September is abbreviated to Sept., not Sep.

Avoid ordinal numbers: Write May 23, not May 23rd.

Months are spelled out when written with a year: January 2016, August 1992