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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?
- Why doesnt ninth have an e, like ninety?
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", we would hav
- Meaning of by when used with dates - inclusive or exclusive
As others have specified, the word by is generally synonymous with no later than when referring to a date or time However, it is important to note (and this is why I am adding another answer) that if all you know is "The work must be completed by MM-DD-YYYY", then the exact due date is still ambiguous Without additional information, 'due by MM-DD-YYYY' has a fair chance of meaning: Due at or
- How did September shift from 7th month to 9th month of a year? (and . . .
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 and how did this happen?
- meaning - How should midnight on. . . be interpreted? - English . . .
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 much less clear Technically is there a midnight "tonight", or is midnight "tomorrow morning"? What do you think? How should "midnight" be interpreted?
- “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
- When back, if I say Out of office until Thursday
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 a good
- The use of Between in dates. Which days are included?
When writing on a certificate quot;between the 28th March and the 9th April quot; does it mean the same as quot;from the 28th March to the 9th April quot; ?
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