American English (US)
08-22-481 = August 22nd, 481
Convert and Write Out the Date, in Words:
August the twenty-second, four eighty-one
In American English the month is said first, followed by the day.
* The definite article 'the' can be left out:
August twenty-second, four eighty-one
British English (UK)
22-08-481 = 22nd August, 481
Convert and Spell Out the Date, in Words:
the twenty-second of August, four eighty-one
or: the twenty-second of August, four hundred and eighty-one
In British English the day is said first, followed by the month.