Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | books | about  International Sites: Minimum Requirements (08 Aug 2005) For dates, the main guideline is: Always spell out the name of the month. Using a notation like 8/9 is confusing -- is that August 9th or the 8th of September? If you write "Aug. 9" people from all countries will understand it, and it requires only a few more characters. Far better than having customers show up at your hotel thirty days before or after their actual reservations. Article URL: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20050808.html Read 370 more articles from Jakob Nielsen sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Seven Screen Reader Usability Tips     This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy