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  1. grammar - When referring to dates, which form is correct? "on the 5th ...

    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 could be understood a …

  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 recognized …

  3. pronunciation - How to write out dates correctly - English Language ...

    "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 witnessed this …

  4. 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 ...

  5. “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

  6. 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 generalisations of …

  7. 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 5th = …

  8. etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 25, 2018 · Possibly worth mentioning the commonly accepted - but incorrect - belief that the insertion of Julius and Augustus Caesar's months bumped the 7th-10th months up by two. Especially …

  9. It is correct and formal to include "of" when writing dates?

    Britain conforms to writing the short form of the date using the European method, which is used throughout almost the entire world except in the United States, i.e. day/month/year. so that 3/5/13 …

  10. How does one determine if something is "Modern" or not?

    Jun 28, 2024 · So we could write in a history of Athens in the 5th century that the works of four of its contemporary playwrights "continue to be relevant today." The use of today and now gives further …