在英语和美语中，日期的表达方法是有差别的。现在让我们来结合有关生日的对话，说明它们两者之间的区别。

1 When is your birthday?

  My birthday is October eleventh.(美)

  My birthday is on October the eleventh.(英)

2 When were you born?

  I was born on June twelfth,1988.(美)

  I was born on June the twelfth,1988.(英)

由以上的几个例句可以看出，美国人习惯上在日期前面不加定冠词the.