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- “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
- What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
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?
- What does turn of the century mean? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
I suspect it was a term coined sometime during the 20th century to mean the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries As someone born mid-twentieth, it seems always to have been around However now we are well into the twenty-first century an element of confusion has arisen Often the meaning can be picked up from context e g "my son was born around the turn of the century" would be unlikely to
- nouns - use of capital C in the word Century - English Language . . .
century | 1 The 1900s are the 20th century AD, of which the last year will be the year 2000 Similarly the period 1801 – 1900 inclusive was the 19th century, 1301 – 1400 was the 14th century, and so on
- The later part of the 20th century vs. the latter part of the 20th . . .
Even worse, " during the later part of the 20th century" allows even more ambiguity, essentially meaning nothing, and readers will inevitably misread it as 'latter'
- What are the capitalization rules regarding historical periods of time . . .
Well, it's often capitalised as you've just written it, but the modern era isn't uncommon either And sometimes it's the Modern Era Any given publishing house or style guide may have its preferred form, but there are no actual "rules" I'm just trying to encapsulate some kind of "reason" for the tendencies
- Meaning of . . . on the week of . . . - English Language Usage Stack . . .
I got an email to confirm my availability: We would like to know your availability on the week of May 10th from 10:00 - 14:00 Does it mean they are asking my availability for the whole week for the
- writing style - Should we superscript ordinal numbers? - English . . .
I have noticed that sometimes we write ordinal numbers with the "th" a little higher than the numbers But sometimes I see it just attached to it Which one is correct?
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