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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”
- abbreviations - When were st, nd, rd, and th, first used - English . . .
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 the Roman empire, and probably was continuously used since then in the Romance languages I don't know when it was adopted in English Here is a
- etymology - What comes after (Primary,unary),(secondary,binary . . .
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 adjectives, "one each, two each, etc "; they are always used in plural They were sometimes also used
- “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 . . .
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 day back at work, so I wouldn't use option 3 without adding "(inclusive)"
- Whats it called when you get a type of award because you didnt get . . .
In children’s sports up to high school and maybe a little beyond, there’s the concept of a “ ooaches’ award”, which can be given to an athlete who has succeeded in some special way, such as overcoming an injury, improving their game, or helping the team as a whole
- Three quarters vs. three fourths - English Language Usage Stack . . .
To express a fraction of 3 out of 4, how and when would you use three quarters, and when would you use three fourths?
- What can I call 2nd and 3rd place finishes in a competition?
"Place getter" means achieving first, second or third place, though that is a relatively informal term Depending on the context, it might be better to use the verb "placed"; someth
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