Aug 23, 2014 · @WS2 In speech, very nearly always. In writing, much less so. I think what may be going on is that one just assumes that “June 1” is pronounced “June First”, or “4 July” as …

The 4th is next to last or last but one (penultimate). The 3rd is second from (or to) last or last but two (antepenultimate). The 2nd, is third from (or to) last or last but three. According to Google …

To some extent, it depends on the font you are using and how accessible its special features are. If you can do full typesetting, then you probably want to make the th part look different from the …

Apr 21, 2016 · In the morning of 19 April 2016, Taliban militants attacked a security team. Or On the morning of 19 April 2016, Taliban militants attacked a security team .

Jun 4, 2015 · Win, place, and show is limited to the horse racing (or dog racing possibly) context. There are multiple ways to express this in competitions: Winner, 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up, …

Sep 17, 2014 · I am always confused when I get an email stating "out of office until Thursday". Is the sender back on Thursday or still out of office (o.o.o.) on Thursday and only back on Friday?

Capitalisation implies that the name has been elevated to have meaning in its own right, not just as a literal description. For example, if the mezzanine between the 1st and what was the 2nd …

Per Google, bifortnightly and bi-fortnightly together have been used about 5000 times on the web, frequently as objects of ridicule rather than as serious terms for "four-week-ly", occasionally as …

Dec 9, 2010 · By most definitions, the date changes at midnight. That is, at the precise stroke of 12:00:00. That time, along with 12:00:00 noon, are technically neither AM or PM because AM …

Feb 6, 2013 · To express a fraction of 3 out of 4, how and when would you use three quarters, and when would you use three fourths?