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22:a Maj 2011

English translation: 22nd May 2011

09:21 Mar 14, 2011
Swedish to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Date form
Swedish term or phrase: 22:a Maj 2011
Does this just mean on 22 May 2011? What does the 'a' mean or is this a typo?
Many thanks
ParkerR
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:21
English translation:22nd May 2011
Explanation:
':a' = 'nd'

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-14 10:38:15 GMT)
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I didn't mean to suggest that you should write "22nd May 2011", I was only explaining the meaning of ''22:a', but I'm sure you realised that :-)
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 09:21
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Summary of answers provided
3 +422nd May 2011
Diarmuid Kennan
5 +1May 22nd, 2011
Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
May 22nd, 2011


Explanation:
or, as you write, "22 May 2011". The ":a" is the equivalent of the English "nd", indicating the ordinal number.

Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)
Sweden
Local time: 10:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  George Hopkins: Or ISO 8601 YYYYMMDD or YYYY-MM-DD.
13 mins
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
22nd May 2011


Explanation:
':a' = 'nd'

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-14 10:38:15 GMT)
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I didn't mean to suggest that you should write "22nd May 2011", I was only explaining the meaning of ''22:a', but I'm sure you realised that :-)

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 09:21
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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agree  Hugh Curtis
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agree  Helen Johnson: for UK English
1 hr
agree  trsk2000 (X)
1 hr
agree  lena helson
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