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I want to refer to the timeframe of Summer 2019 in the Northern hemisphere. However, the writing is intended for a global audience, and when it is Summer in the Northern hemisphere it will be Winter in the southern hemisphere.



Is there terminology I can use that refers to that period of time in both hemispheres?










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  • Welcome to Writing.SE! Interesting question, but couldn't you just mention the relevant months and then add that it's summer in the norther hemisphere? By the way, if you have any questions about how the site works have a look at the tour and help center. Have fun!

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  • Do you specify a location? If you set your story in the UK, for example, just use the season appropriate to the locale.

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    @Secespitus Thank you! That's a good solution, I might do that.

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I want to refer to the timeframe of Summer 2019 in the Northern hemisphere. However, the writing is intended for a global audience, and when it is Summer in the Northern hemisphere it will be Winter in the southern hemisphere.



Is there terminology I can use that refers to that period of time in both hemispheres?










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  • Do you specify a location? If you set your story in the UK, for example, just use the season appropriate to the locale.

    – Rasdashan
    10 hours ago






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    @Secespitus Thank you! That's a good solution, I might do that.

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I want to refer to the timeframe of Summer 2019 in the Northern hemisphere. However, the writing is intended for a global audience, and when it is Summer in the Northern hemisphere it will be Winter in the southern hemisphere.



Is there terminology I can use that refers to that period of time in both hemispheres?










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I want to refer to the timeframe of Summer 2019 in the Northern hemisphere. However, the writing is intended for a global audience, and when it is Summer in the Northern hemisphere it will be Winter in the southern hemisphere.



Is there terminology I can use that refers to that period of time in both hemispheres?







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  • Welcome to Writing.SE! Interesting question, but couldn't you just mention the relevant months and then add that it's summer in the norther hemisphere? By the way, if you have any questions about how the site works have a look at the tour and help center. Have fun!

    – Secespitus
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  • Do you specify a location? If you set your story in the UK, for example, just use the season appropriate to the locale.

    – Rasdashan
    10 hours ago






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    @Secespitus Thank you! That's a good solution, I might do that.

    – Iamsodarncool
    9 hours ago






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    @Rasdashan this is not a story, it's a piece of technical writing that will be read globally.

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    9 hours ago






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  • Welcome to Writing.SE! Interesting question, but couldn't you just mention the relevant months and then add that it's summer in the norther hemisphere? By the way, if you have any questions about how the site works have a look at the tour and help center. Have fun!

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    10 hours ago











  • Do you specify a location? If you set your story in the UK, for example, just use the season appropriate to the locale.

    – Rasdashan
    10 hours ago






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    @Secespitus Thank you! That's a good solution, I might do that.

    – Iamsodarncool
    9 hours ago






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    @Rasdashan this is not a story, it's a piece of technical writing that will be read globally.

    – Iamsodarncool
    9 hours ago






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    Welcome to Writing.SE lamsodarncool. We're glad to have you and to have more questions about technical writing. We ask though that you wait a full day or two before accepting an answer. While the answer you chose was excellent, the idea is to encourage more people to answer. You might end up with even more great ideas, which is the point, no? There is no time limit before you have to accept an answer and you'll always get those 2 extra points.

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Welcome to Writing.SE! Interesting question, but couldn't you just mention the relevant months and then add that it's summer in the norther hemisphere? By the way, if you have any questions about how the site works have a look at the tour and help center. Have fun!

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Welcome to Writing.SE! Interesting question, but couldn't you just mention the relevant months and then add that it's summer in the norther hemisphere? By the way, if you have any questions about how the site works have a look at the tour and help center. Have fun!

– Secespitus
10 hours ago













Do you specify a location? If you set your story in the UK, for example, just use the season appropriate to the locale.

– Rasdashan
10 hours ago





Do you specify a location? If you set your story in the UK, for example, just use the season appropriate to the locale.

– Rasdashan
10 hours ago




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@Secespitus Thank you! That's a good solution, I might do that.

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@Secespitus Thank you! That's a good solution, I might do that.

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@Rasdashan this is not a story, it's a piece of technical writing that will be read globally.

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@Rasdashan this is not a story, it's a piece of technical writing that will be read globally.

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Welcome to Writing.SE lamsodarncool. We're glad to have you and to have more questions about technical writing. We ask though that you wait a full day or two before accepting an answer. While the answer you chose was excellent, the idea is to encourage more people to answer. You might end up with even more great ideas, which is the point, no? There is no time limit before you have to accept an answer and you'll always get those 2 extra points.

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The common phrase is



northern summer.



While readers in the northern hemisphere may understand this to more narrowly mean summer in the northern parts of whichever continent they live on – as in the title of Sir John Carr's book A Northern Summer; Or, Travels Round the Baltic, Through Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Prussia, and Part of Germany, in the Year 1804 –, readers in the southern hemisphere will think of this in the way you intend, and certainly none of them will think of Africa or Australia.



In the natural sciences, "northern summer" does have exactly the meaning you seek, as can be seen in this quote from Jaffe & Taylor's The Physics of Energy from 2018:




And when the precession index e sin 𝜛 is at a maximum, so that Northern summer coincides with perihelion while eccentricity is at a maximum, the Northern Hemisphere also receives more summer insolation.




There are countless examples for this use in the sciences, but it is maybe more interesting to note that the term is used by Australian institutions when referring to what you might call "global seasons", as in this Australian government website on international aviation (my emphasis):




The timetable summary provides information on airlines approved to operate scheduled services between Australia and its bilateral partners for the Northern Winter period from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019.







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    This is good, but as someone who's lived in the southern hemisphere all my life, I don't instantly know when northern summer is. Summer is December to February and northern summer is... somewhere in the middle of the year. Or maybe the third quarter of the year because don't the northern seasons start on the 22nd instead of the 1st? Times are confusing! I'm confused! Northern summer is sometime between 15 May and 15 November. I think. Maybe.

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There are a few simple ways to do that.



1:'the second season of the year', it feels a tad uncomfortable but it works.



2: you can simply say which month or date it is. Regardless of where you are in the world the dates stay the same* (so December is warm in the southern hemisphere while July is cold).



3: 'halfway through the year' would be Summer in the north and winter in the south.



*other than the international date line, but that is just a 1 day difference so it doesn't really make a difference.



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  • Unfortunately I can't refer to the month, I very specifically need to refer to the timeframe of June-July-August. The other options work but don't roll off the tongue nearly as nicely as "Summer 2019" :/

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  • #1 is a bit ambiguous - some will order the seasons as Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, hearkening to a life cycle (as you have done), although the calendar year has seasons ordered as Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall (in the northern hemisphere). Saying "second season of the year" would require further disambiguation to ensure that everyone interprets it the same way.

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Many global corporations just say Q1, Q2, Q3. So Q3 2019.






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    I'll note that the four financial Quarters don't necessarily line up with the solar Seasons.

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    Nor does "Q1" fall at the same time for all companies. Many end their fiscal year in June.

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    If I read "Q3 2019" my first thought would be "what happened to questions #1 & #2?", followed by "oh wait, does Q3 mean something different in this context?", then "if Q3 means third quarter, are we talking about financial year (i.e. Jan-Mar) or calendar year (i.e. Jul-Sep)?" and finishing with "this writer is annoyingly obtuse".

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In your comments you state




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I very specifically need to refer to the timeframe of June-July-August.




Given that this is technical writing you really shouldn't be stating this as a season. This would be true even if your target audience is local, but is even more important for a global audience. It isn't specific enough. When you need to be specific, just be specific. Given that you like how "Summer 2019" "rolls off the tongue" might I suggest the following:




  • June through August 2019

  • June, July, and August 2019

  • June-August 2019


There is no reason to try to get fancy by stating this as a season, since seasons aren't going to convey a specific date range very accurately. I would also highly recommend against using "northern summer", as another answer suggests, as this will just confuse many of your readers who don't know what you are talking about. Even for those readers who know what you mean, it still suffers from a lack of specificity, which you have indicated is unwanted in this case.






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    The common phrase is



    northern summer.



    While readers in the northern hemisphere may understand this to more narrowly mean summer in the northern parts of whichever continent they live on – as in the title of Sir John Carr's book A Northern Summer; Or, Travels Round the Baltic, Through Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Prussia, and Part of Germany, in the Year 1804 –, readers in the southern hemisphere will think of this in the way you intend, and certainly none of them will think of Africa or Australia.



    In the natural sciences, "northern summer" does have exactly the meaning you seek, as can be seen in this quote from Jaffe & Taylor's The Physics of Energy from 2018:




    And when the precession index e sin 𝜛 is at a maximum, so that Northern summer coincides with perihelion while eccentricity is at a maximum, the Northern Hemisphere also receives more summer insolation.




    There are countless examples for this use in the sciences, but it is maybe more interesting to note that the term is used by Australian institutions when referring to what you might call "global seasons", as in this Australian government website on international aviation (my emphasis):




    The timetable summary provides information on airlines approved to operate scheduled services between Australia and its bilateral partners for the Northern Winter period from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019.







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      This is good, but as someone who's lived in the southern hemisphere all my life, I don't instantly know when northern summer is. Summer is December to February and northern summer is... somewhere in the middle of the year. Or maybe the third quarter of the year because don't the northern seasons start on the 22nd instead of the 1st? Times are confusing! I'm confused! Northern summer is sometime between 15 May and 15 November. I think. Maybe.

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    The common phrase is



    northern summer.



    While readers in the northern hemisphere may understand this to more narrowly mean summer in the northern parts of whichever continent they live on – as in the title of Sir John Carr's book A Northern Summer; Or, Travels Round the Baltic, Through Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Prussia, and Part of Germany, in the Year 1804 –, readers in the southern hemisphere will think of this in the way you intend, and certainly none of them will think of Africa or Australia.



    In the natural sciences, "northern summer" does have exactly the meaning you seek, as can be seen in this quote from Jaffe & Taylor's The Physics of Energy from 2018:




    And when the precession index e sin 𝜛 is at a maximum, so that Northern summer coincides with perihelion while eccentricity is at a maximum, the Northern Hemisphere also receives more summer insolation.




    There are countless examples for this use in the sciences, but it is maybe more interesting to note that the term is used by Australian institutions when referring to what you might call "global seasons", as in this Australian government website on international aviation (my emphasis):




    The timetable summary provides information on airlines approved to operate scheduled services between Australia and its bilateral partners for the Northern Winter period from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019.







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      This is good, but as someone who's lived in the southern hemisphere all my life, I don't instantly know when northern summer is. Summer is December to February and northern summer is... somewhere in the middle of the year. Or maybe the third quarter of the year because don't the northern seasons start on the 22nd instead of the 1st? Times are confusing! I'm confused! Northern summer is sometime between 15 May and 15 November. I think. Maybe.

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    The common phrase is



    northern summer.



    While readers in the northern hemisphere may understand this to more narrowly mean summer in the northern parts of whichever continent they live on – as in the title of Sir John Carr's book A Northern Summer; Or, Travels Round the Baltic, Through Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Prussia, and Part of Germany, in the Year 1804 –, readers in the southern hemisphere will think of this in the way you intend, and certainly none of them will think of Africa or Australia.



    In the natural sciences, "northern summer" does have exactly the meaning you seek, as can be seen in this quote from Jaffe & Taylor's The Physics of Energy from 2018:




    And when the precession index e sin 𝜛 is at a maximum, so that Northern summer coincides with perihelion while eccentricity is at a maximum, the Northern Hemisphere also receives more summer insolation.




    There are countless examples for this use in the sciences, but it is maybe more interesting to note that the term is used by Australian institutions when referring to what you might call "global seasons", as in this Australian government website on international aviation (my emphasis):




    The timetable summary provides information on airlines approved to operate scheduled services between Australia and its bilateral partners for the Northern Winter period from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019.







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    The common phrase is



    northern summer.



    While readers in the northern hemisphere may understand this to more narrowly mean summer in the northern parts of whichever continent they live on – as in the title of Sir John Carr's book A Northern Summer; Or, Travels Round the Baltic, Through Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Prussia, and Part of Germany, in the Year 1804 –, readers in the southern hemisphere will think of this in the way you intend, and certainly none of them will think of Africa or Australia.



    In the natural sciences, "northern summer" does have exactly the meaning you seek, as can be seen in this quote from Jaffe & Taylor's The Physics of Energy from 2018:




    And when the precession index e sin 𝜛 is at a maximum, so that Northern summer coincides with perihelion while eccentricity is at a maximum, the Northern Hemisphere also receives more summer insolation.




    There are countless examples for this use in the sciences, but it is maybe more interesting to note that the term is used by Australian institutions when referring to what you might call "global seasons", as in this Australian government website on international aviation (my emphasis):




    The timetable summary provides information on airlines approved to operate scheduled services between Australia and its bilateral partners for the Northern Winter period from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019.








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      This is good, but as someone who's lived in the southern hemisphere all my life, I don't instantly know when northern summer is. Summer is December to February and northern summer is... somewhere in the middle of the year. Or maybe the third quarter of the year because don't the northern seasons start on the 22nd instead of the 1st? Times are confusing! I'm confused! Northern summer is sometime between 15 May and 15 November. I think. Maybe.

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      This is good, but as someone who's lived in the southern hemisphere all my life, I don't instantly know when northern summer is. Summer is December to February and northern summer is... somewhere in the middle of the year. Or maybe the third quarter of the year because don't the northern seasons start on the 22nd instead of the 1st? Times are confusing! I'm confused! Northern summer is sometime between 15 May and 15 November. I think. Maybe.

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    Thank you! This is exactly what I needed.

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    Thank you! This is exactly what I needed.

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    @Iamsodarncool Glad I could be of help.

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    @Iamsodarncool Glad I could be of help.

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    This is good, but as someone who's lived in the southern hemisphere all my life, I don't instantly know when northern summer is. Summer is December to February and northern summer is... somewhere in the middle of the year. Or maybe the third quarter of the year because don't the northern seasons start on the 22nd instead of the 1st? Times are confusing! I'm confused! Northern summer is sometime between 15 May and 15 November. I think. Maybe.

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    This is good, but as someone who's lived in the southern hemisphere all my life, I don't instantly know when northern summer is. Summer is December to February and northern summer is... somewhere in the middle of the year. Or maybe the third quarter of the year because don't the northern seasons start on the 22nd instead of the 1st? Times are confusing! I'm confused! Northern summer is sometime between 15 May and 15 November. I think. Maybe.

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    There are a few simple ways to do that.



    1:'the second season of the year', it feels a tad uncomfortable but it works.



    2: you can simply say which month or date it is. Regardless of where you are in the world the dates stay the same* (so December is warm in the southern hemisphere while July is cold).



    3: 'halfway through the year' would be Summer in the north and winter in the south.



    *other than the international date line, but that is just a 1 day difference so it doesn't really make a difference.



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    • Unfortunately I can't refer to the month, I very specifically need to refer to the timeframe of June-July-August. The other options work but don't roll off the tongue nearly as nicely as "Summer 2019" :/

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    • #1 is a bit ambiguous - some will order the seasons as Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, hearkening to a life cycle (as you have done), although the calendar year has seasons ordered as Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall (in the northern hemisphere). Saying "second season of the year" would require further disambiguation to ensure that everyone interprets it the same way.

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    There are a few simple ways to do that.



    1:'the second season of the year', it feels a tad uncomfortable but it works.



    2: you can simply say which month or date it is. Regardless of where you are in the world the dates stay the same* (so December is warm in the southern hemisphere while July is cold).



    3: 'halfway through the year' would be Summer in the north and winter in the south.



    *other than the international date line, but that is just a 1 day difference so it doesn't really make a difference.



    edit: user10915156 has a better answer, go upvote his






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    • Unfortunately I can't refer to the month, I very specifically need to refer to the timeframe of June-July-August. The other options work but don't roll off the tongue nearly as nicely as "Summer 2019" :/

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    • #1 is a bit ambiguous - some will order the seasons as Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, hearkening to a life cycle (as you have done), although the calendar year has seasons ordered as Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall (in the northern hemisphere). Saying "second season of the year" would require further disambiguation to ensure that everyone interprets it the same way.

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    There are a few simple ways to do that.



    1:'the second season of the year', it feels a tad uncomfortable but it works.



    2: you can simply say which month or date it is. Regardless of where you are in the world the dates stay the same* (so December is warm in the southern hemisphere while July is cold).



    3: 'halfway through the year' would be Summer in the north and winter in the south.



    *other than the international date line, but that is just a 1 day difference so it doesn't really make a difference.



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    There are a few simple ways to do that.



    1:'the second season of the year', it feels a tad uncomfortable but it works.



    2: you can simply say which month or date it is. Regardless of where you are in the world the dates stay the same* (so December is warm in the southern hemisphere while July is cold).



    3: 'halfway through the year' would be Summer in the north and winter in the south.



    *other than the international date line, but that is just a 1 day difference so it doesn't really make a difference.



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    • Unfortunately I can't refer to the month, I very specifically need to refer to the timeframe of June-July-August. The other options work but don't roll off the tongue nearly as nicely as "Summer 2019" :/

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    • #1 is a bit ambiguous - some will order the seasons as Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, hearkening to a life cycle (as you have done), although the calendar year has seasons ordered as Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall (in the northern hemisphere). Saying "second season of the year" would require further disambiguation to ensure that everyone interprets it the same way.

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    • Unfortunately I can't refer to the month, I very specifically need to refer to the timeframe of June-July-August. The other options work but don't roll off the tongue nearly as nicely as "Summer 2019" :/

      – Iamsodarncool
      9 hours ago











    • #1 is a bit ambiguous - some will order the seasons as Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, hearkening to a life cycle (as you have done), although the calendar year has seasons ordered as Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall (in the northern hemisphere). Saying "second season of the year" would require further disambiguation to ensure that everyone interprets it the same way.

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    Unfortunately I can't refer to the month, I very specifically need to refer to the timeframe of June-July-August. The other options work but don't roll off the tongue nearly as nicely as "Summer 2019" :/

    – Iamsodarncool
    9 hours ago





    Unfortunately I can't refer to the month, I very specifically need to refer to the timeframe of June-July-August. The other options work but don't roll off the tongue nearly as nicely as "Summer 2019" :/

    – Iamsodarncool
    9 hours ago













    #1 is a bit ambiguous - some will order the seasons as Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, hearkening to a life cycle (as you have done), although the calendar year has seasons ordered as Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall (in the northern hemisphere). Saying "second season of the year" would require further disambiguation to ensure that everyone interprets it the same way.

    – Nuclear Wang
    9 hours ago





    #1 is a bit ambiguous - some will order the seasons as Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, hearkening to a life cycle (as you have done), although the calendar year has seasons ordered as Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall (in the northern hemisphere). Saying "second season of the year" would require further disambiguation to ensure that everyone interprets it the same way.

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    Many global corporations just say Q1, Q2, Q3. So Q3 2019.






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      I'll note that the four financial Quarters don't necessarily line up with the solar Seasons.

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      Nor does "Q1" fall at the same time for all companies. Many end their fiscal year in June.

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      If I read "Q3 2019" my first thought would be "what happened to questions #1 & #2?", followed by "oh wait, does Q3 mean something different in this context?", then "if Q3 means third quarter, are we talking about financial year (i.e. Jan-Mar) or calendar year (i.e. Jul-Sep)?" and finishing with "this writer is annoyingly obtuse".

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      I'll note that the four financial Quarters don't necessarily line up with the solar Seasons.

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      Nor does "Q1" fall at the same time for all companies. Many end their fiscal year in June.

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      If I read "Q3 2019" my first thought would be "what happened to questions #1 & #2?", followed by "oh wait, does Q3 mean something different in this context?", then "if Q3 means third quarter, are we talking about financial year (i.e. Jan-Mar) or calendar year (i.e. Jul-Sep)?" and finishing with "this writer is annoyingly obtuse".

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      I'll note that the four financial Quarters don't necessarily line up with the solar Seasons.

      – nick012000
      5 hours ago






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      Nor does "Q1" fall at the same time for all companies. Many end their fiscal year in June.

      – Beanluc
      5 hours ago






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      If I read "Q3 2019" my first thought would be "what happened to questions #1 & #2?", followed by "oh wait, does Q3 mean something different in this context?", then "if Q3 means third quarter, are we talking about financial year (i.e. Jan-Mar) or calendar year (i.e. Jul-Sep)?" and finishing with "this writer is annoyingly obtuse".

      – Chappo
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      I'll note that the four financial Quarters don't necessarily line up with the solar Seasons.

      – nick012000
      5 hours ago






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      Nor does "Q1" fall at the same time for all companies. Many end their fiscal year in June.

      – Beanluc
      5 hours ago






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      If I read "Q3 2019" my first thought would be "what happened to questions #1 & #2?", followed by "oh wait, does Q3 mean something different in this context?", then "if Q3 means third quarter, are we talking about financial year (i.e. Jan-Mar) or calendar year (i.e. Jul-Sep)?" and finishing with "this writer is annoyingly obtuse".

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    I'll note that the four financial Quarters don't necessarily line up with the solar Seasons.

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    5 hours ago





    I'll note that the four financial Quarters don't necessarily line up with the solar Seasons.

    – nick012000
    5 hours ago




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    Nor does "Q1" fall at the same time for all companies. Many end their fiscal year in June.

    – Beanluc
    5 hours ago





    Nor does "Q1" fall at the same time for all companies. Many end their fiscal year in June.

    – Beanluc
    5 hours ago




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    If I read "Q3 2019" my first thought would be "what happened to questions #1 & #2?", followed by "oh wait, does Q3 mean something different in this context?", then "if Q3 means third quarter, are we talking about financial year (i.e. Jan-Mar) or calendar year (i.e. Jul-Sep)?" and finishing with "this writer is annoyingly obtuse".

    – Chappo
    4 hours ago





    If I read "Q3 2019" my first thought would be "what happened to questions #1 & #2?", followed by "oh wait, does Q3 mean something different in this context?", then "if Q3 means third quarter, are we talking about financial year (i.e. Jan-Mar) or calendar year (i.e. Jul-Sep)?" and finishing with "this writer is annoyingly obtuse".

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    In your comments you state




    it's a piece of technical writing that will be read globally




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    I very specifically need to refer to the timeframe of June-July-August.




    Given that this is technical writing you really shouldn't be stating this as a season. This would be true even if your target audience is local, but is even more important for a global audience. It isn't specific enough. When you need to be specific, just be specific. Given that you like how "Summer 2019" "rolls off the tongue" might I suggest the following:




    • June through August 2019

    • June, July, and August 2019

    • June-August 2019


    There is no reason to try to get fancy by stating this as a season, since seasons aren't going to convey a specific date range very accurately. I would also highly recommend against using "northern summer", as another answer suggests, as this will just confuse many of your readers who don't know what you are talking about. Even for those readers who know what you mean, it still suffers from a lack of specificity, which you have indicated is unwanted in this case.






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      In your comments you state




      it's a piece of technical writing that will be read globally




      and




      I very specifically need to refer to the timeframe of June-July-August.




      Given that this is technical writing you really shouldn't be stating this as a season. This would be true even if your target audience is local, but is even more important for a global audience. It isn't specific enough. When you need to be specific, just be specific. Given that you like how "Summer 2019" "rolls off the tongue" might I suggest the following:




      • June through August 2019

      • June, July, and August 2019

      • June-August 2019


      There is no reason to try to get fancy by stating this as a season, since seasons aren't going to convey a specific date range very accurately. I would also highly recommend against using "northern summer", as another answer suggests, as this will just confuse many of your readers who don't know what you are talking about. Even for those readers who know what you mean, it still suffers from a lack of specificity, which you have indicated is unwanted in this case.






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        In your comments you state




        it's a piece of technical writing that will be read globally




        and




        I very specifically need to refer to the timeframe of June-July-August.




        Given that this is technical writing you really shouldn't be stating this as a season. This would be true even if your target audience is local, but is even more important for a global audience. It isn't specific enough. When you need to be specific, just be specific. Given that you like how "Summer 2019" "rolls off the tongue" might I suggest the following:




        • June through August 2019

        • June, July, and August 2019

        • June-August 2019


        There is no reason to try to get fancy by stating this as a season, since seasons aren't going to convey a specific date range very accurately. I would also highly recommend against using "northern summer", as another answer suggests, as this will just confuse many of your readers who don't know what you are talking about. Even for those readers who know what you mean, it still suffers from a lack of specificity, which you have indicated is unwanted in this case.






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        In your comments you state




        it's a piece of technical writing that will be read globally




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        I very specifically need to refer to the timeframe of June-July-August.




        Given that this is technical writing you really shouldn't be stating this as a season. This would be true even if your target audience is local, but is even more important for a global audience. It isn't specific enough. When you need to be specific, just be specific. Given that you like how "Summer 2019" "rolls off the tongue" might I suggest the following:




        • June through August 2019

        • June, July, and August 2019

        • June-August 2019


        There is no reason to try to get fancy by stating this as a season, since seasons aren't going to convey a specific date range very accurately. I would also highly recommend against using "northern summer", as another answer suggests, as this will just confuse many of your readers who don't know what you are talking about. Even for those readers who know what you mean, it still suffers from a lack of specificity, which you have indicated is unwanted in this case.







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