MEANING - HOW SHOULD "MIDNIGHT ON..." BE INTERPRETED? - ENGLISH ...
Dec 9, 2010 From what I understand, the word "midnight" is usually interpreted incorrectly. Midnight is written as "12am" which would imply that it's in the morning. Therefore, it should be … From english.stackexchange.com
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 … From english.stackexchange.com
DOES THE TERM "WITHIN 7 DAYS" MEAN INCLUDE THE 7TH DAY?
Whenever I have a question like this I try to break it down into a smaller case and then extrapolate. If I ask to have something down "within a day" I mean 24 hours from now - today … From english.stackexchange.com
IN SEX TALK, HOW MANY BASES ARE THERE AND WHAT DO THEY ALL MEAN?
Jun 17, 2011 I always hear people say "I hit the third base" or "I hit the second base" (sex related). I am not 100% sure what they all mean. Additionally, in one of the House MD … From english.stackexchange.com
ETYMOLOGY - WHAT COMES AFTER (PRIMARY,UNARY), (SECONDARY,BINARY ...
Jan 11, 2018 Here is something I was able to discover on the internet the prime time I confronted the same predicament as you. 1st = primary 2nd = secondary 3rd = tertiary 4th = quaternary … From english.stackexchange.com
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 … From english.stackexchange.com
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 … From english.stackexchange.com
“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 From english.stackexchange.com
GRAMMAR - WHEN REFERRING TO DATES, WHICH FORM IS CORRECT? "ON THE …
Oct 30, 2020 "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 … From english.stackexchange.com
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? From english.stackexchange.com
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