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- grammar - When referring to dates, which form is correct? on the 5th . . .
"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 few different ways it is the most correct "on the 5th November" seems to me to more be dependent on the month and if not year As in "it's my baby's 5th November" as in, the child is experiencing November
- 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 5th day of May 2012" (Parenthetically, I note that in English law this makes absolutely no difference to validity
- 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
- Whats 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 outside the US, and is frequently used in general conversation In most jurisdictions that derive from the British system, a defendant may decline to testify in court However once they have agreed
- range inclusion - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 work, so I wouldn't use option 3 without adding " (inclusive)" Also phrasing it as a range from one date to another sounds odd to me when you're talking about only two days in total Option 2
- 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 the -th suffix, but I haven't found any guidelines for non-integers I feel that 2 5th percentile sounds better than 2 5-percentile
- etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 as the months that were replaced by July and August were 'Quintillis' and 'Sextillis' with obvious links to their 5th and 6th positions in the previous calendar
- within five business days of month end [duplicate]
Assuming the monthly extracts are done and reviewed at the end of the month, you have five days to report So your report is due by the 5th of the month
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