- abbreviations - When is it proper to abbreviate first to 1st? - English . . .
When is it proper to use 1st instead of first? For example, is the correct sentence acceptable? Can you give more detail about why you 1st got involved? I tried finding some authoritative source
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I have to wonder how exactly you went about researching written text, as Google Books, COCA, and BNC all have hits for "the 1st of June" That is, for that precise date, even Never mind other dates
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Suppose that on the first floor of a building, there are three separate apartments numbered 1, 2 and 3 respectively How can I refer to one of them when writing a postal address? I am wondering if
- the 1st or 1st - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I'm wondering which is the right usage between "the 1st" and "1st" in these sentences: a) The United States ranked 1st in Bloomberg's Global Innovation Index b) The United States ranked the 1st
- orthography - Do I capitalize or write out first if I write: Her . . .
I'm writing a story in which a character's birthday (May 1st) is significant A characters notes in conversation that, "Her birthday is May first " Should I write out 'first' or refer to it as '1st
- Asking about the date on which something happens using effective
I would agree that the first 4 are all valid There is, however, a difference between "effective from" and "effective on" ( and the take effect equivalents ) If a change is effective "on" a date, a possible implication is that after then, it will not be taking effect - that is, it is a one-off change just for that day If it is ongoing - which is more likely - then effective "from" is
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1st or 3rd person in CV résumé? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 13 years, 10 months ago Modified 12 years, 7 months ago
- abbreviations - When were st, nd, rd, and th, first used - English . . .
When were numeric contractions for ordinals first used, as in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th instead of first, second, third, sixth?
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