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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”?

    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?

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

    Feb 15, 2017 · century | 1 The 1900s are the 20th century AD, of which the last year will be the year 2000. Similarly the period 1801 – 1900 inclusive was the 19th century, 1301 – 1400 was …

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

    Aug 28, 2014 · 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 adding …

  5. 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 …

  6. What are the capitalization rules regarding historical periods of …

    Mar 14, 2012 · Why are phrases like "the High Middle Ages" capitalized while e. g. "the sixth century" is not? Is there a general rule?

  7. 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 …

  8. 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?

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

    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 …

  10. 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 …