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What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”? @WS2 In speech, very nearly always In writing, much less so I think what may be going on is that one just assumes that “June 1” is pronounced “June First”, or “4 July” as “the Fourth of July”
grammar - When referring to dates, which form is correct? on the 5th . . . "on the 5th of November" is practically just removing the word day from the reference As in "on the 5th (day) of November " It is used everywhere and even though it could be understood a few different ways it is the most correct "on the 5th November" seems to me to more be dependent on the month and if not year
Whats the equivalent phrase in the UK for I plead the fifth? to which George replies, "I plead the fifth!" The O P simply wants to know, is there another (perhaps informal) equivalent, since it would be presumptuous to expect the phrase would be widely used outside the US, since "the fifth" originates from the 5th Amendment to the U S Constitution –
“20th century” vs. “20ᵗʰ century” - English Language Usage . . . To some extent, it depends on the font you are using and how accessible its special features are If you can do full typesetting, then you probably want to make the th part look different from the 20 part, just like they do here:
which one is correct I will be on leave starting on October 4th till . . . Your second option most clearly states when you'll be on leave 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
etymology - What comes after (Primary,unary),(secondary,binary . . . 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 adjectives, "one each, two each, etc "; they are always used in plural They were sometimes also used in a sense roughly
Is there another word for five times, such as triple, quadruple? Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
word choice - At day five, on day five, or something else . . . "On" works better here It implies that he died at some point on the 5th day of the treatment I would use "at" to reference a very specific point in time (rather than a relatively longer period of time, such as a day), for example: "He died on the 5th day of the treatment at 3:02 PM"
prepositions - Does until [date] mean before that date? - English . . . This is not good English Either it was written by somebody for whom English is not a native language, in which case I wouldn't necessarily conclude anything about his interpretation from the text, or it was written in a hurry by someone who meant to put (you have until 18 August) in parentheses, in which you should deliver it by 23:59 on 18 August