User:Sroc/Comma


 * Chicago Manual of Style, FAQ:
 * "Q. Is the following the correct way to punctuate the date?"
 * "Period between June 23, 2003 and March 19, 2004"
 * "A. It’s conventional to put a comma after the year. The commas are like parentheses here, so it doesn’t make sense to have only one."


 * C. Edward Good, A Grammar Book for You and I-- Oops, Me!: All the Grammar You Need to Succeed in Life (2002), pp 374–375:
 * "When you indicate month, day, and year, put a comma after the dat and after the year (unless some other punctuation mark, like a period or question mark, follows the year). Include these commas even if the month-day-year expression serves as an adjective:"
 * "On July 1, 1991, the committee dismissed the employee."
 * "We already responded to your July 1, 1991, letter."


 * Geraldine Woods, English Grammar Workbook For Dummies (2006), p 70:
 * "For a date that includes (in order) the month, day, and year, place a comma after the day. If this kind of date is in a sentence that continues beyond the year, place a comma after the year. ('I plan to blow up the rutabaga patch on August 4, 2006, unless I find a more enticing vegetable.')"


 * Katherine Hogan, Barron's GED Writing Workbook (2009), p 330:
 * "On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Don't forget to place a comma after the year."


 * Stephen R. Covey, FranklinCovey Style Guide: For Business and Technical Communication (2012), p 257:
 * "Use a comma after the year in a date and the state in an address when either appears in the middle of a sentence:"
 * "The time sheets for July 6, 2010, show no overtime."


 * Gina Hogan, Building Better Grammar (2012), p 214:
 * "If you write a sentence that includes the month, day and year at the beginning, you must include a comma after the year:"
 * "On May 12, 2001, I found out about my father's cancer."


 * David E. Sumner, Holly G. Miller, Feature and Magazine Writing: Action, Angle, and Anecdotes (2013):
 * "As explained earlier, do not put a comma after a year when no date is mentioned, but do use a comma when the date includes a specific month, date and year. You should also use a comma after the name of a state when it follows the name of a city. Example:"
 * "''Dennis Ulrich left his job on May 13, 2011, after a dispute with his former employer to move to Anchorage, Alaska, to take a new job."