- 21st 21th - WordReference Forums
¿Cuál de los dos es correcto? December 21st? o Decemeber 21th? Thank you very much, in advance
- 21st century or 21th century - WordReference Forums
I was told that both "21st century" and "21th century" were common expressions, but I don't think the latter is grammatically correct Is it okay to use that in written or oral English?
- preposition + month - WordReference Forums
However you write it or say it (and see past threads for the possibilities), 21 March the 21st of March March the 21st is a single day, so we arrive on that day March (without a day mentioned) is a month, so we arrive in that month It is possible to combine them, but it would be very unusual:
- writing th, rd, st -- e. g. 25th: [superscript?]
The suffixes -st (e g 21st), -nd (e g 22nd), -rd (e g 23rd), and -th (e g 24th) are used In the Victorian period, these indicators were superscripts (2nd, 34th) under general French influence especially in British English, but by the late 20th century, formatting them on the line was favored [citation needed] Since the 1990s, the superscript style has been revived somewhat because some
- 20th Century or 20th century?? | WordReference Forums
According to the Chicago Manual of Style (15th Ed ), a sourcebook for American English, the rule is that particular centuries are spelled out and lowercased twentieth century the eighth and ninth centuries the eighteen hundreds This might differ in BE style Of course, there is also the movie company 20th Century Fox, for which the name is capitalized as a proper noun Edit: Other style
- 21st century San Francisco Bay area - WordReference Forums
Podmates Paul and Jennie dubbed our trip a “Circum-bobulation” because of the improvisation necessary for COVID-era social distancing, the limited daylight hours in January, and impacted parking in 21st century San Francisco Bay Area
- Inst. means instant, as in this month? | WordReference Forums
I have here a sentence from an 1865 NYT article I believe the abbreviation "inst " refers to "instant," as in, "this month," but I'd like some feedback to see if this is likely or not Here is the sentence: We published in the TIMES, day before yesterday, a full report of a speech mask by
- This Thursday Next Thursday | WordReference Forums
This Thursday would very clearly mean Thursday the 21st, as saying next Thursday is ambiguous and could very easily be misinterpreted, most sensible people would avoid using it if they were referring to the 21st
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