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I was writing a date the other day and realized that I couldn’t remember if it needed a comma or not. Some formats require commas, while others do not. I did some research and thought I’d just lay it all out here for future reference:

• October 2012
• October 8, 2012
• Monday, October 8, 2012
• I am attending the Monday, October 8, meeting. (I have never liked that second comma and therefore never use it.) (What? You thought I’d be a Punctuation Totalitarian?)
• The meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 8, and attendees should be prepared.
• The meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 8 at noon.

I actually didn’t know a couple of these, so I’m glad I did a little research.