First of all, in British English, there are usually two ways to write it. that is

(Take "1988 May 1" as an example)

1. Writing: (the first) 1 (the first) May, 1988

2. Writing: Mei (the) 1(st), 1988.

Second, in American English,

(Take "1988 May 1" as an example)

Writing: May 1 (day), 1988.

For the above two kinds of writing:

1), there is no comma between the date and the month.

2) In writing, the comma before the year can be omitted.

3) In writing, the ordinal suffix (-st, -nd, -rd or -th) indicating the date can be omitted.

Extended data

Whether it is British English or American English, you can use the following expressions when you need to highlight the year, month and day (especially in official documents). that is

(Take "1May 2, 988" as an example)

Written on May 2nd, A.D. 1988.

Pronunciation: the second day of May, 1988.

When you write, you can also express it completely with numbers. At this time, British English and American English are very different in expression. that is

(Take "1May 2, 988" as an example)

British style: 2.5.88; 2-5-88; 2 / 5 / 88

American: 5.2.88; 5-2-88; 5 / 2 / 88

Compared with the above, it is obvious that there are serious differences between the two expressions, that is, the month and date are completely reversed. So it is easy to get confused when using pure digital mode.