Aug 23, 2014 · 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 English, Wikipedia says these started out as superscripts: 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th, but during the 20 th century they migrated to the baseline: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. So the practice started during …

Oct 1, 2019 · In my opinion "starting on" and "till" don't really go together so I wouldn't use option 1. The phrasing "on leave from X till Y" can be misinterpreted to mean that Y will be your first …

Jul 17, 2014 · Capitalisation implies that the name has been elevated to have meaning in its own right, not just as a literal description. For example, if the mezzanine between the 1st and what …

Apr 7, 2013 · Freshmen - 1st year college/university student Sophomore - 2nd year Junior - 3rd year Senior - 4th year However, since the British universities usually have three years in total, …

In my (AmE) experience, the phrase is ambiguous and can mean any of the first week containing a date in April, the first week in which more days are in April than aren't, or the first week …

Feb 6, 2013 · 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 …

Joel is mistaken when he says that as of means "up to and including a point of time," although it is often used to mean so. As of designates the point in time from which something occurs. So as …

Barring cases of extreme abbreviations (where one might use such abbreviations as "t ppl complaind abt t difficulty n reading &c", such as some live internet chat room, or mediaeval …

Nov 28, 2021 · There are many awards I received from the sport I did. I thought to compress everything and write as 'Inter university and All island winner' but I have placed only 2nd and …