Speak the text as a date.
The date can use various separators:
Some SSML formatters require the year to be 4 digits. Some might auto-expand 2-digit years to 4 digits.
The date is (10-11-12)[date:"mdy"]. // October 11th, 2012
The date is (10-11-12)[date:"dmy"]. // November 10th, 2012
The date is (10-11-12)[date:"ymd"]. // Nov 12th, 2010
The date is (10-11-12)[date:"ydm"]. // December 11th, 2010
The date is (10-11)[date:"md"]. // October 11th
The date is (10-11)[date:"dm"]. // November 10th
The date is (10-11)[date:"ym"]. // November 2010
The date is (10-11)[date:"my"]. // October 2011
The date is (10)[date:"y"]. // 2010
The date is (10)[date:"m"]. // October
The date is (10)[date:"d"]. // 10th
The following format values are accepted:
n/a
The date is (10-19-2016)[date:"mdy"].
The date is 10-19-2016.
Alexa SSML does not support format="ydm"
. Two-digit years are automatically expanded to 4-digit years. (ex: from 10 to 2010)
<speak>
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="mdy">10-11-12</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="dmy">10-11-12</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="ymd">10-11-12</say-as>.
The date is 10-11-12. // no support for format="ydm"
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="md">10-11</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="dm">10-11</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="ym">10-11</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="my">10-11</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">10</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="m">10</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="d">10</say-as>.
</speak>
<speak>
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="mdy">10-11-12</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="dmy">10-11-12</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="ymd">10-11-12</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="ydm">10-11-12</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="md">10-11</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="dm">10-11</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="ym">10-11</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="my">10-11</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">10</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="m">10</say-as>.
The date is <say-as interpret-as="date" format="d">10</say-as>.
</speak>