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  1. What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?

    Aug 23, 2014 · Our numbers have a specific two-letter combination that tells us how the number sounds. For example 9th 3rd 301st What do we call these special sounds?

  2. What's it called when you get a type of award because you didn't …

    Nov 14, 2021 · What's it called when you get a type of award because you didn't get the award you were supposed to get? Let's say someone was trying to get an award, and they tried really …

  3. abbreviations - When were st, nd, rd, and th, first used - English ...

    In English, Wikipedia says these started out as superscripts: 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th, but during the 20 th century they migrated to the baseline: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. So the practice started during …

  4. What is a word for getting an award in a competition or being one …

    Jun 4, 2015 · 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 …

  5. grammar - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 30, 2020 · I was discussing this at work with a colleague today, which form (or both) is grammatically correct when referring to dates? "on the 5th of November" vs …

  6. What can I call 2nd and 3rd place finishes in a competition?

    Nov 28, 2021 · There are many awards I received from the sport I did. I thought to compress everything and write as 'Inter university and All island winner' but I have placed only 2nd and …

  7. word usage - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 28, 2021 · There is a latin sequence of terms that refer to order from last: ultimate, last pen ultimate, second from last ante penultimate, third from last pre antepenultimate, forth from last …

  8. “20th century” vs. “20ᵗʰ century” - English Language & Usage ...

    When writing twentieth century using an ordinal numeral, should the th part be in superscript? 20th century 20th century

  9. terminology - What is the right term for students admitted to the ...

    Oct 19, 2017 · There are often regional names for students of specific years (the most common in the United States being freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th …

  10. What does “rising senior” mean and what countries use it?

    Senior in the USA refers to the fourth year of a standard four-year college degree (an undergraduate degree or BA, for most Commonwealth English speakers). Students in the four …