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  1. 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 day back at …

  2. 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 …

  3. “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

  4. 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 …

  5. What's the equivalent phrase in the UK for "I plead the fifth"?

    In the United States, a person under examination on the witness stand may "plead the fifth" to avoid self-incrimination. In other words, a person asserts his or her Fifth Amendment right. Citizens...

  6. 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 = …

  7. 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 …

  8. phrase requests - Word for declining to answer - English Language ...

    Jan 29, 2024 · Other than your one example of declining to answer a personal question asked by a standup comedian ("Can't say"), is the context in an everyday conversation? media interview? police …

  9. 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 another …

  10. Time: Move "backwards" or "forwards" - English Language & Usage …

    They even argue that the 10th of a month is after the 5th and thus it's behind. Thus my question: Is this how the terms are used in most countries or is this unacceptable?