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 "nineth", …
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" nowadays, so why …
“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
range inclusion - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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 …
Renumeration vs Remuneration (reimbursed financially), which is correct?
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 link to
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 …
Second to last difference? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2024年2月6日 · E.g. if there are 10 items, 1 to 10, how can I call the 8th and 9th item? If I translate from my own language (Dutch), I get twice the same result: 8 Tweenalaatste Second-to-last 9
When back, if I say "Out of office until Thursday"
2014年9月17日 · I am always confused when I get an email stating "out of office until Thursday". Is the sender back on Thursday or still out of office (o.o.o.) on Thursday and only back on Friday? Is there …
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 deliver the …