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  1. abbreviations - When is it proper to abbreviate first to 1st?

    When is it proper to use 1st instead of first? For example, is the correct sentence acceptable? Can you give more detail about why you 1st got involved? I tried finding some authoritative …

  2. "the 1st" or "1st" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    I'm wondering which is the right usage between "the 1st" and "1st" in these sentences: a) The United States ranked 1st in Bloomberg's Global Innovation Index. b) The United States ranked …

  3. Is it correct to say -1th or -1st? - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    May 19, 2016 · I like to say -1 as negative one. So, should I say "negative oneth index" or "negative first index"? Which one is grammatical? Is there a way to avoid this problem altogether.

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

    When were numeric contractions for ordinals first used, as in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th instead of first, second, third, sixth?

  5. 1st hour, 2nd hour, 3rd hour... But how to say "zero"-th hour?

    Using the cipher (0) as an interval indicator is rare and confusing. Hour 1 = t=0-1, hour 2 (the second hour) = t = 1-2 etc (ignoring the interval-boundary–naming problem), but hour 0 is …

  6. meaning - What does "Rabbit" mean on 1st of June - English …

    My english teacher told me, that is common in England to say "Rabbits" on the 1st of june. What does it mean? where does this tradition come from? Does the people say it only on the 1st of …

  7. word choice - 1st or 3rd person in CV/résumé? - English Language ...

    1st or 3rd person in CV/résumé? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 14 years ago Modified 12 years, 9 months ago

  8. What would be the British Equivalent Words to "Freshmen" …

    Apr 7, 2013 · Freshmen - 1st year student or 1st year undergrad Sophomore - 2nd year student or 2nd year undergrad And so on until the final year (3rd year for Bachelor's Degree students and …

  9. meaning - Difference between floor and storey - English Language ...

    Oct 27, 2014 · I've read once about "x stories" .. Want to know if there is any difference between stories and floors. Or they are just alias for each other used in different variations of English …

  10. 1st percentile, 2nd percentile... But how to say "2.5th" percentile?

    By definition, there are only one hundred percentiles, ranging from the 1st (top 1%) to the 100th (bottom 1%). You can not be in the 2.5th percentile.