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?

Oct 1, 2019 · Saying "till" doesn't make it clear if you're returning the morning of the 5th, or if the 5th is included in your leave. To be absolutely clear, you should state when you leave and …

What is the difference between the following two expressions: My interview is scheduled on the 27th of June at 8:00 AM. My interview is scheduled for the 27th of June at 8:00 AM.

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 …

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 …

In the summer of an academic year, there are TWO "senior" classes. (These are fourth year college students in America.) 1) The class that just graduated, known as graduating seniors, …

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

Jan 11, 2018 · 1st = primary 2nd = secondary 3rd = tertiary 4th = quaternary 5th = quinary 6th = senary 7th = septenary 8th = octonary 9th = nonary 10th = denary 12th = duodenary 20th = …

Is there a fourth word in this series: weekly, biweekly, triweekly, ...? If not, and I had to coin a word, then would "quadweekly", "quadriweekly", or some other word be more etymologically …

If a first-tier item is called primary, and a second-tier item is called secondary, what can third, and greater, -tier items be called?