- 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?
- If annual means one year, is there any word for two,three, four. . year
From WordWeb: Annual: Occurring or payable every year What is the corresponding single word for occurring every two year, three year, four year etc I understand that it's surely not exhaustively
- Why is it three score years and ten almost half the time and not . . .
3 Why is it 'three score years and ten' almost half the time and not always 'three score and ten years'? Note: I edited the question body and title in light of comments and answers pointing me to a Google phrase frequency chart which indicates that the two versions are used about equally often right now
- word choice - Three quarters vs. three fourths - English Language . . .
To express a fraction of 3 out of 4, how and when would you use three quarters, and when would you use three fourths? To me, three quarters is what I would have used all the time — but I'm not a n
- Whats the best way to use either on more than two options?
However, he didn't mention that what is the best alternative to "either" in three or more options in formal context, and hence I posted this question here So, on the situation where there are multiple options possible, how should I express my sentence?
- Three is are enough? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Should I use a singular or plural verb? I got another dog because apparently three IS not enough Or I got another dog because apparently three ARE not enough
- count - How do you refer to number of siblings? - English Language . . .
Three brothers plus three sisters plus yourself makes seven If you are not the youngest, you could indicate total number and how many are older than you by saying something like, "I'm the third of seven siblings" Or if you don't wish to mention age, you can say, "I'm one of seven siblings" You could also say, "I'm one of seven children"
- Can I use both when referring to more than two?
The fact that they are each lists of three is immaterial because "both" isn't referring to their internal itemization but simply to their aggregation into two items, for example: John, Bob, and Mary; Susan, Hank, and Gretchen; and Steven, Alice, and Tom make up the first, second, and third place teams, respectively Therefore, you can say:
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