verbaliseR (version 0.1)

prettify_date: Render ordinal dates in UK or US style

Description

Render ordinal dates in UK or US style

Usage

prettify_date(
  date_to_format = Sys.Date(),
  uk_or_us = "UK",
  formal_or_informal = "informal"
)

Value

A string (e.g. "12th September 2022")

Arguments

date_to_format

The date to use. It must be either be of class Date or a string written as "YYYY-MM-DD" or "YYYY/MM/DD")

uk_or_us

Defaults to "UK", which results in outputs like "12th September 2022"; if "US", the output resembles "September 12th, 2022".

formal_or_informal

Defaults to "informal", so the ordinals are included (e.g. "st", "nd", "rd", "th"). If "formal" is chosen, the ordinals are omitted (e.g. "12 September 2022").

Examples

prettify_date(Sys.Date(), "UK", "informal")