grammar - Three of which vs three of them? - English Language
Jul 14, 2017 · Four pits have been unearthed, (three of which/three of them) contained gold. I wasn't too sure which was which because I have heard "of which" in this type of context as …
The origin of "two is company, three is a crowd"
Apr 16, 2016 · The proverb was first recorded in the mid-19th century, in the form “Two is company but three is none,” (W.C. Hazlitt, English Proverbs [1869]) but the sentiment it …
What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
Aug 23, 2014 · 301 st: (three-hundred-) fir st (shouldn't that be 301 th?, I'm not going there). Of course, in general, we call all these superscripts 'ordinal indicators,' and "suffixes," 'ordinal …
Word for three times a year. Is "tri-quarterly" a real word?
Oct 2, 2022 · It is possible that whoever used the term wanted to convey the idea that the three issues are published in three-month intervals, i.e. quarterly (say, in March, June,and …
hyphenation - Three-times vs three times - English Language
Oct 12, 2022 · Three times as many cases of measles were reported in the United States in 2014. vs. Three-times as many cases of measles were reported in the United States in 2014. Is there …
meaning - What does "three by" and "five by" mean? - English …
Jul 24, 2017 · I am studying a foreign language, but few good textbooks are available. I was able to find a public domain language training manual for air force pilots published on-line. It …
If annual means one year, is there any word for two,three, four.. year
Jul 29, 2011 · From WordWeb: Annual: Occurring or payable every year What is the corresponding single word for occurring every two year, three year, four year etc.
Why there are two different meanings for "triweekly"?
Dec 29, 2015 · "Every three weeks" is the most unambiguous option. The problem appears to be in the semantic nature of the prefixes which carry the double meanings: Tri: word-forming …
Broadcom fixes three VMware zero-days exploited in attacks
Mar 4, 2025 · Broadcom warned customers today about three VMware zero-days, tagged as exploited in attacks and reported by the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center. The …
Is there a proper term to describe ⅓ of a year (4 months)?
Sep 11, 2021 · There is a difference between a duration period of three months as in "trimester" and an event occurring every 3 months as in "quarterly". In the same vein you would have a …