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  1. 21st / 21th - WordReference Forums

    Jan 9, 2007 · ¿Cuál de los dos es correcto? December 21st? o Decemeber 21th? Thank you very much, in advance

  2. 21st century or 21th century - WordReference Forums

    Aug 25, 2015 · I was told that both "21st century" and "21th century" were common expressions, but I don't think the latter is grammatically correct. Is it okay to use that in written or oral English?

  3. twenty-first century | 21st century | WordReference Forums

    Dec 31, 2016 · If it's a formal context, which one is more appropriate: in the twenty-first century || in the 21st century? According to Google Ngram Viewer, the most common one is "twenty-first …

  4. writing th, rd, st -- e.g. 25th: [superscript?] | WordReference Forums

    Mar 31, 2011 · The suffixes -st (e.g. 21st), -nd (e.g. 22nd), -rd (e.g. 23rd), and -th (e.g. 24th) are used. In the Victorian period, these indicators were superscripts (2nd, 34th) under general …

  5. early/middle/late+month | WordReference Forums

    Jun 25, 2007 · Early = 1st to 10th Mid = 11th to 20th Late = 21st to 30th Beginning of (included in early) End of (included in late) = Last 5 days = 26th to 30 th I also had the same impression, …

  6. 21st century San Francisco Bay area - WordReference Forums

    Mar 8, 2022 · Podmates Paul and Jennie dubbed our trip a “Circum-bobulation” because of the improvisation necessary for COVID-era social distancing, the limited daylight hours in January, …

  7. This Thursday / Next Thursday | WordReference Forums

    Jun 19, 2007 · This Thursday would very clearly mean Thursday the 21st, as saying next Thursday is ambiguous and could very easily be misinterpreted, most sensible people would …

  8. On the afternoon of October 21st - WordReference Forums

    Dec 29, 2016 · Hello, my friends, I was wondering whether the sentence is idiomatic as the original: "We have a school trip on the afternoon of October 21st." Thoughts...

  9. In / On the century - WordReference Forums

    Nov 29, 2013 · Good morning lads and ladies! I have got a doubt concerning the usage of "in" or "on" before "certain century". As far as I am concerned, (and please, correct me if I am wrong) …

  10. Date format: British English / US / Canadian / Australian / …

    Mar 6, 2006 · I did a search on the topic, but I just wanted a quick clarification from some British natives: on a covering letter, would you say, "from 1st June to 1st September 2006" ? And …