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Discover LudwigThe phrase "august the first" is not correct in standard written English.
The correct expression is "August first" or "the first of August."
Example: "We will celebrate our anniversary on August first."
Alternatives: "the first of August" or "August 1st."
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In August, the first lady, Michelle Obama, served as an iVillage guest editor.
House prices fell in August, the first decline in four months, and consumer sentiment declined.
That August the first campers -- 45 Palestinian, Egyptian and Israeli children -- arrived in Maine.
Korea suffered a current account deficit in August, the first monthly shortfall in 16 months.
Employers cut 4,000 jobs in August, the first monthly loss in four years.
American employers, excluding farms, cut 4,000 workers from their payrolls in August, the first decline in four years.
| Nov. 26 at 8 40: "August the First" (2007, Lanre Olabisi), followed by a Q. & A. with the director.
Toyota outsold Chrysler in August, the first time one of Detroit's Big Three has fallen to fourth place.
In late August, the first two boats arrived together in Gaza despite Israeli threats to stop them.
Over all, employment contracted by 4,000 jobs in August, the first monthly decline in four years.
Orders to factories dropped by 0.8percentt in August, the first decline in four months, the Commerce Department said.
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