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Rule "Comma after a month"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Comma after a month
Message: When specifying a month and year, the comma is unnecessary.
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/date-formats/#commas-in-dates
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The store closed its doors for good in October, 1958.
    Correction suggestion: October 1958
  • 30#2 (May, 1998), pp. 341–372 in JSTOR.
    Correction suggestion: May 1998
ID: COMMA_AFTER_A_MONTH [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-24 22:33:07 +0200)