abbreviations - When were st, nd, rd, and th, first used - English ...
In English, Wikipedia says these started out as superscripts: 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th, but during the 20 th century they migrated to the baseline: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. So the practice started during the Roman …
Usage of "second/third/fourth ... last"
The 4th is next to last or last but one (penultimate). The 3rd is second from (or to) last or last but two (antepenultimate). The 2nd, is third from (or to) last or last but three. According to Google Ngram …
"Three quarters" vs. "three fourths" - English Language & Usage Stack ...
2013年2月6日 · To express a fraction of 3 out of 4, how and when would you use three quarters, and when would you use three fourths? To me, three quarters is what I would have used all the time — but …
How to refer to a specific floor of a building
2014年7月17日 · Capitalisation implies that the name has been elevated to have meaning in its own right, not just as a literal description. For example, if the mezzanine between the 1st and what was the …
which one is correct I will be on leave starting on October 4th till ...
2019年10月1日 · In my opinion "starting on" and "till" don't really go together so I wouldn't use option 1. The phrasing "on leave from X till Y" can be misinterpreted to mean that Y will be your first day back at …
acronyms - Does "English as a Second Language" literally mean 2nd or ...
2020年9月4日 · I know an ESL teacher and he has students where English isn't their 2nd, but their 3rd and even 4th language. That got me thinking, why is it "English as a Second Language" and not …
etymology - What comes after (Primary,unary), (secondary,binary ...
2018年1月11日 · Here is something I was able to discover on the internet the prime time I confronted the same predicament as you. 1st = primary 2nd = secondary 3rd = tertiary 4th = quaternary 5th = …
What would be the British Equivalent Words to "Freshmen" "Sophomore"
2013年4月7日 · Freshmen - 1st year college/university student Sophomore - 2nd year Junior - 3rd year Senior - 4th year However, since the British universities usually have three years in total, are there any …
From the 4th to the 8th of June - [date ranges]
2014年6月8日 · In a business letter, what's the correct or more frequent way to write date ranges? from the 4th to the 8th of June 2014, we have been working on the project or from 4 to 8 June 2014, we hav...
meaning of '4/5' (American slang?) - English Language & Usage Stack ...
2018年9月19日 · 5 I would read it as "4 out of 5", meaning there are 5 of something and this is the 4th (maybe the 4th best, maybe the 4th one chronologically) of them. An equally valid reading would be "4 …
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