January 2012
Beginner
464 pages
14h 4m
English
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Time and place
To globalize information for time and place, use the guidelines in the following table.
Guideline | More information |
|---|---|
Use international time formats. | Do not use A.M. and P.M. notation unless you have no other choice. Use 24-hour time format. |
If you give a time for an event, include the time zone and the corresponding GMT zone. | Microsoft style 13:00 Eastern Time (UTC5) |
Begin calendars on Monday, not Sunday. | This is the custom in much of the world. |
Spell out names of months. | Use the format month dd, yyyy. Microsoft style January 5, 2011 Do not use numbers to represent months. For example, do not use 6/12/2011. This example could be read in different parts of the world as June 12, 2011, or as December 6, 2011. |
Do not refer to seasons unless ... |