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  1. "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 …

  2. 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 …

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

    Historically, the 1st, 2nd, ..., 99th percentiles are numerical values greater than precisely 1, 2, ..., 99% of the data. So, although people don't usually say this, there could be 101 percentiles, …

  5. Is the correct date format April 1st, 2016? [closed]

    or April 1st When it comes to numerical date values, this can get trickier due to audience. In the US, we always list the month first in a numerical date (4/1 or 4/1/2016), but for most of the rest …

  6. 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?

  7. When do you use "Did + 1st form" instead of "2nd form"

    When do you use "Did + 1st form" instead of "2nd form" [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 14 years, 6 months ago Modified 12 years, 11 months ago

  8. What possessive forms are used for mutual 1st person ownership ...

    Jan 12, 2011 · What possessive forms are used for mutual 1st person ownership? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 14 years, 10 months ago Modified 6 years, 10 months ago

  9. 1st hour, 2nd hour, 3rd hour... But how to say "zero"-th hour?

    In the table it will look like this (just random picture from the web): In Czech language we call it: nultá hodina which is something like zero-ish hour and then 1st, 2nd and 3rd: první, druhá, …

  10. 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 …