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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
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
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
in vs. on for dates - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Dates are reported in English as being in large units like century, decade, era, epoch, period, etc, and also parts of a day -- morning, afternoon, evening; on individual days; and at individual times, plus at night The event occurred in the twentieth century, specifically at 03:43 Greenwich, in the early morning on August tenth, in 1952
Dates preposition confusion - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Again for example "In the first three days of September 2020" but "between the 2nd and the 5th of September 2020" When we are talking about a single date we say "on" because a single date is a distinct period
phrase requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I am writing about a competition I won in which I got third place I want to say that I am the first out of my school to get an award in this competition, with a third place award but that sounds a