American English (US)
01-10-2012 = January 10th, 2012
Convert and Write Out the Date, in Words:
January the tenth, twenty twelve
or: January the tenth, two thousand twelve
In American English the month is said first, followed by the day.
* The definite article 'the' can be left out:
January tenth, twenty twelve
or: January tenth, two thousand twelve
British English (UK)
10-01-2012 = 10th January, 2012
Convert and Spell Out the Date, in Words:
the tenth of January, twenty twelve
or: the tenth of January, two thousand and twelve
In British English the day is said first, followed by the month.