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

Feb 15, 2017 · century | 1 The 1900s are the 20th century AD, of which the last year will be the year 2000. Similarly the period 1801 – 1900 inclusive was the 19th century, 1301 – 1400 was …

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?

Mar 14, 2012 · Well, it's often capitalised as you've just written it, but the modern era isn't uncommon either. And sometimes it's the Modern Era. Any given publishing house or style …

Even worse, "...during the later part of the 20th century" allows even more ambiguity, essentially meaning nothing, and readers will inevitably misread it as 'latter'.

Apr 26, 2021 · "The week of May 10th" means the whole week including that date. Normally you would use the Monday (which May 10, 2021 is) to identify the week, although it's not …

Nov 18, 2015 · While I agree that "due for" usually refers to a person and event and not the time something is due, I received an email recently where someone said "we need this for …

Jul 2, 2022 · OED (possibly paywalled) indicates that this use of ho does not predate the twentieth century, and does not list this meaning for hoe at all. Forms: 1900s– ho, 1900s– 'ho, 1900s– …

Aug 28, 2014 · As others have specified, the word by is generally synonymous with no later than when referring to a date or time. However, it is important to note (and this is why I am adding …

Sep 29, 2015 · I need to hand something in "by the 30th" according to instructions. Does that mean that I should hand it in latest the day before (that is the 29th), so the receiver gets it for …