If A1 contains "August" then "1 "&A1 will be "1 August" which excel will
evaluate as a date - 1st August in the current year, i.e. 1st August
2006.

Subtracting 1 will then give you the previous day, 31st July 2006 and
the text function will extract just the month.

You could also reverse the "1 "&A1 to A1&" 1" - you'll get the same
result


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