User:Maurreen/American punctuation for dates

References:

• AP stylebook (The one I have handy at the moment is from 2002), page 166, under "months," second paragraph: "When a phrase lists only a month and a year, do not separate the year with commas. When a phrase refers to a month, day and year, set off the year with commas."

• New York Times stylebook (1999), under "dates," page 101, first paragraph: "When day, month and year are given together, use a comma after the day, and use a comma or some other punctuation after the year: "He said he left Ho Ho Kus on April 16, 1995, to return to Burkina Faso."

• Webster's New World College Dictionary, fourth edition (2001), page 1673,"comma" section: "A comma is ordinarily used: … 5. To set off the main elements in an address; a title following a person's name; and the year if the month, day, and year are given. … The letter was dated July 14, 1987, and was mailed from Paris."

• "Working with Words: A Handbook for Media Writers and Editors," by Brian S. Brooks, James L. Pinson, and Jean Gaddy Wilson (2003, published by Bedford/St. Martin's), page 164, second point under "Always Use a Comma": "Use a comma before and after the abbreviation for a state following a city, and before and after a year following a month and date: … On May 2, 2002, the two giants in the field met."