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 the 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 source...

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.

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

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 poorly defined. …

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 4th year …

I'll see you on January 1st at 17:30. looks ok. But what in this case: It happened on 2014-01-01 17:30. Is "on" correct when we are specifying the date and the time? The date-time comes as a ready text as …

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 language?

Aug 16, 2011 · Therefore the statement "You have until March 1st to pay your rent of $100 to avoid eviction." would translate roughly to "At this present time have you a debt of $100. You may make …

Mar 1, 2015 · "My patient has been under my care from January 1st to Jan. 19th." "My patient has been under my care from Jany 1st through Jan. 19th." Do both of these windows of time include the 19th …