{"id":3466,"date":"2022-11-15T14:13:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T19:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/communications\/?p=3466"},"modified":"2022-11-15T14:13:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T19:13:31","slug":"dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/communications\/dates\/","title":{"rendered":"dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"dates\">Follow the guidelines in the\u00a0<em>Chicago Manual.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A few general guidelines include:<\/p>\n<p>The names of days and months are capitalized and are spelled out in full in most editorial uses. When the month, day, and year are included, the year is set off with commas. In combinations with more than two date elements, commas are used to set off each element.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The final exam will be held Wednesday, December 15.<br \/>\nThe New Year\u2019s Day party is Friday, January 1, 2016.<br \/>\nOn February 15, 1851, the University\u2019s charter was approved.<br \/>\nThe semester begins in September 2015.<br \/>\nStudents need to register by August 15.<br \/>\nWe moved in on Saturday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use cardinal numbers for dates even though they may be pronounced as ordinals. 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