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  1. What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?

    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?

  2. What's the equivalent phrase in the UK for "I plead the fifth"?

    There is no such equivalent phrase that I know of for any English-speaking country. However thanks to the prevalence of US media, the phrase "plead the fifth" or "take the fifth" is widely …

  3. grammar - When referring to dates, which form is correct? "on the …

    Oct 30, 2020 · The correct answer is "on the 5th of November," because saying "on the 5th November" It makes it sound like you are talking about the 5th November, as in 5 years later. …

  4. range inclusion - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    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 …

  5. pronunciation - How to write out dates correctly - English …

    "5th May" would be the most traditional way to write this date. I have never seen "of" used in a written date, except in extremely archaic constructions such as legal contracts "signed and …

  6. Dates preposition confusion - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Oct 4, 2020 · Again for example "In the first three days of September 2020" but "between the 2nd and the 5th of September 2020". When we are talking about a single date we say "on" …

  7. How to refer to a specific floor of a building

    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 was the 2nd …

  8. meaning - What is meant by "the fifth estate"? - English Language ...

    I've found several definitions that seem to be incompatible From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fifth+estate A class or group in society other than the nobility ...

  9. 'in' vs. 'on' for dates - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 27, 2015 · Dates are reported in English as being in large units like century, decade, era, epoch, period, etc, and also parts of a day -- morning, afternoon, evening; on individual days; …

  10. word choice - “Time” versus “Times”: When is time plural? - English ...

    Apr 10, 2015 · How much time did you spend in Spain? He punched me three times. In the first sentence time refers to the amount of seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, years, decades, …