What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
2014年8月23日 · Our numbers have a specific two-letter combination that tells us how the number sounds. For example 9th 3rd 301st What do we call these special sounds?
Why doesn't "ninth" have an "e", like "ninety"?
2011年8月4日 · Is it just because "ninth" has only one syllable? That wouldn't make sense, though, because saying "NINE-ith" wouldn't be worse than saying "NINE-e-tee". If we were used to …
Meaning of "by" when used with dates - inclusive or exclusive
2014年8月28日 · As others have specified, the word by is generally synonymous with no later than when referring to a date or time. However, it is important to note (and this is why I am adding …
How did "September" shift from 7th month to 9th month of a year?
2018年10月25日 · Therefore I suppose their original meaning were from " 7th month of a year" to " 10th month of a year". Apparently those words stand for " 9th month" to " 12th month" …
meaning - How should "midnight on..." be interpreted? - English ...
2010年12月9日 · Straddling Thursday and Friday Straddling today and tomorrow but should they technically mean: straddling the 9th and the 10th of December? straddling Wednesday and …
“20th century” vs. “20ᵗʰ century” - English Language & Usage ...
When writing twentieth century using an ordinal numeral, should the th part be in superscript? 20th century 20th century
which one is correct I will be on leave starting on October 4th till ...
2019年10月1日 · Your second option most clearly states when you'll be on leave. Saying "till" doesn't make it clear if you're returning the morning of the 5th, or if the 5th is included in your …
Renumeration vs Remuneration (reimbursed financially), which is …
For my entire life, I thought the correct word was Renumeration. But after reading a document that used Remuneration I checked google and apparently I was wrong. The oxford dictionary has a …
prepositions - Does "until [date]" mean "before that date"? - English ...
2011年8月16日 · What does until mean in the following? You need to deliver this product within 2 days (until August 18, 2011) to meet your deadline and get paid. Does this mean that I have to …
punctuation - Use of "e.g." — are parentheses necessary? - English ...
Is it appropriate to use "e.g." in a sentence without using parentheses? This administrative access control should provide visibility into access via multiple vectors (e.g. group access rights