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

    Oct 30, 2020 · 0 "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 …

  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. 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 ...

  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. 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" …

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

    Jul 17, 2014 · 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 …

  7. “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

  8. 1st percentile, 2nd percentile... But how to say "2.5th" percentile?

    5 It is necessary for me to write about the 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles of a data set. What is the correct way of writing this? This post talks about "zeroth", "n-th" and even "epsilonth" as …

  9. grammar - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Sep 7, 2014 · While helping my son, who happens to be in the 5th grade, with his English grammar, I have realized that I am confused. The following sentence, that I gave him as an …

  10. 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 = …