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  1. “20th century” vs. “20ᵗʰ century” - English Language & Usage ...

    When writing twentieth century using an ordinal numeral, should the th part be in superscript? 20th century 20th century

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

    2014年8月23日 · 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?

  3. word usage - What does 'turn of the century' mean? - English …

    2019年5月18日 · Those of us born in the middle of the 20th century learned two phrases from our (predominently 20th century) parents. These were: "The turn of the century" which was, …

  4. nouns - use of capital C in the word 'Century' - English Language ...

    2017年2月15日 · Conclusion Predictably, these ten style guides diverge on a number of points about how to handle references to centuries, decades, and other time periods. But rather …

  5. "The later part of the 20th century" vs. "the latter part of the 20th ...

    Even worse, "...during the later part of the 20th century" allows even more ambiguity, essentially meaning nothing, and readers will inevitably misread it as 'latter'.

  6. Does "nineteen-hundreds" refer to 1900–1909 or 1900–1999?

    2017年4月17日 · The words "nineteen-hundreds" to me mean strictly 1900–1909. I've noticed several times that people, invariably North American, use these words to mean "the twentieth …

  7. Meaning of "by" when used with dates - inclusive or exclusive

    2014年8月28日 · As others have specified, the word by is generally synonymous with no later than when referring to a date or time. However, it is important to note (and this is why I am …

  8. which one is correct I will be on leave starting on October 4th till ...

    2019年10月1日 · 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 …

  9. writing style - Should we superscript ordinal numbers? - English ...

    2020年1月26日 · I have noticed that sometimes we write ordinal numbers with the "th" a little higher than the numbers. But sometimes I see it just attached to it. Which one is correct?

  10. punctuation - What is the abbreviation for 'century'? - English ...

    2013年12月5日 · I remember being taught in history classes to abbreviate century by writing a large capital C followed by the ordinal number as in: C18th without the full-stop (period). …