“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
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?
What does 'turn of the century' mean? - English Language
May 18, 2019 · 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, …
nouns - use of capital C in the word 'Century' - English Language ...
Feb 15, 2017 · From Sidney Greenbaum & Janet Whitcut, Longman Guide to English Usage (1988): century | 1 The 1900s are the 20th century AD, of which the last year will be the year …
"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'.
Does "nineteen-hundreds" refer to 1900–1909 or 1900–1999?
Apr 17, 2017 · 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 …
punctuation - What is the abbreviation for 'century'? - English ...
Dec 5, 2013 · 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). Recently I …
writing style - Should we superscript ordinal numbers? - English ...
Jan 26, 2020 · 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?
When back, if I say "Out of office until Thursday"
Sep 17, 2014 · I am always confused when I get an email stating "out of office until Thursday". Is the sender back on Thursday or still out of office (o.o.o.) on Thursday and only back on …
prepositions - Does "until [date]" mean "before that date"?
What does until mean in the following? You need to deliver this product within 2 days (until August 18, 2011) to meet your deadline and get paid. Does this mean that I have to deliver the produ...