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Q&A What is the proper way to write a date containing two days in a row?

I never use ampersands in copy unless they're part of a proper company name (e.g., Johnson & Johnson). It just looks lazy to me. I would write it as "August 4–5," because the presentation is ta...

posted 13y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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I never use ampersands in copy unless they're part of a proper company name (e.g., Johnson & Johnson). It just looks lazy to me. I would write it as "August 4–5," because the presentation is taking place on two consecutive days. (Nobody assumes it's a 48-hour presentation.)

I would use "and" if the dates are not contiguous: "The concerts will be held on August 4 and 6."

If you were asking this on Graphic Design SE, you could argue that you could use an ampersand as a design element, or to save room if space is at a premium. But for a slide title? No.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-07-28T00:20:04Z (over 13 years ago)
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