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- 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?
- In sex talk, how many bases are there and what do they all mean?
I always hear people say "I hit the third base" or "I hit the second base" (sex related) I am not 100% sure what they all mean Additionally, in one of the House MD episodes, there was a dialogue
- Whats the equivalent phrase in the UK for I plead the fifth?
There is no such equivalent phrase that I know of for any English-speaking country However thanks to the prevalence of US media, the phrase "plead the fifth" or "take the fifth" is widely recognized outside the US, and is frequently used in general conversation In most jurisdictions that derive from the British system, a defendant may decline to testify in court However once they have agreed
- grammar - When referring to dates, which form is correct? on the 5th . . .
The correct answer is "on the 5th of November," because saying "on the 5th November" It makes it sound like you are talking about the 5th November, as in 5 years later You need the proposition [of] to make the sentence work
- which one is correct I will be on leave starting on October 4th till . . .
Saying "till" doesn't make it clear if you're returning the morning of the 5th, or if the 5th is included in your leave To be absolutely clear, you should state when you leave and when you return I will be on leave October 4th and 5th, and I will return October 6th This makes it clear which days you will not be in the office
- etymology - What comes after (Primary,unary), (secondary,binary . . .
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 = quinary 6th = senary 7th = septenary 8th = octonary 9th = nonary 10th = denary 12th = duodenary 20th = vigenary These come from the Latin roots The -n- ones come as well from Latin but this time are distributive
- “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
- punctuation - What is the abbreviation for century? - English . . .
I remember being taught in history classes to abbreviate century by writing a large capital C followed by the ordinal number as in: C18th without the full-stop (period) Recently I have noticed on
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