Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » writing dates correctly http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Tue, 21 May 2013 19:44:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Writing dates correctly http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/writing-dates-correctly/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/writing-dates-correctly/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:14:19 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/writing-dates-correctly/ Which is correct?
Alexander Popov first demonstrated the use of an antenna to transmit and receive radio waves in ____________.
a. March 1896
b. March, 1896

Answer: a

Explanation:
According to AP Style, commas are only required with specific dates — March 18, 1896, for example.

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