What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
Aug 23, 2014 · 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?
How did "September" shift from 7th month to 9th month of a year?
Oct 25, 2018 · 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 …
Why doesn't "ninth" have an "e", like "ninety"?
Aug 4, 2011 · 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", …
meaning - How should "midnight on..." be interpreted? - English ...
Dec 9, 2010 · Straddling Thursday and Friday Straddling today and tomorrow but should they technically mean: straddling the 9th and the 10th of December? straddling Wednesday and Thursday? This is …
“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
etymology - What comes after (Primary,unary), (secondary,binary ...
Jan 11, 2018 · 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 did Old English writing (letters and formatting) typically look ...
The result was something probably best termed Insular Majuscule; think the Book of Kells or the Lindisfarne Gospels. This continued in use on both islands until the 9th century. Shortly after it …
When back, if I say "Out of office until Thursday"
Sep 17, 2014 · 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 …
range inclusion - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Oct 1, 2019 · 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 …
word usage - Is it common for native English speakers to confuse "18th ...
May 5, 2022 · It's interesting to note that "Xth century" is the most common way to refer to centuries, but nobody says "9th decade" or "199th" decade about the 1980s.