set displayText to "When would you like the " & dueOrStart & " date of the " & classOfItem & " " & quote & (name of theItem) & quote & " to be? You can use relative (i.e., \"3d 2pm\"), absolute (i.e., \"Jan 19 15:00\"), or the short date format from your \"Language and Text\" preferences (i.e., \"13.01.19\" or \"01-19\") dates in your input."