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  1. 31th or 31st is correct? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    I just realized that I’ve never needed to use 31th or 31st in my four years English study. So which one is correct, and what about other alternatives? 31th or 31st 101th or 101st 1001th or 10...

  2. Writing ordinal numbers: 31st or 31th / 72nd / 178th

    Oct 23, 2008 · Hello all, A colleague of mine has a doubt about the usage of ordinal numbers in English. Which one is correct: 31st or 31th? 41st or 41th (of October) and so forth? I always used 31st/41st …

  3. on/at/as at 31st December - WordReference Forums

    Feb 1, 2012 · Participation in warehouse physical inventory procedures: raw materials, goods in process and finished products on 31st December 2011. I found different options for the underlined phrase: - …

  4. What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?

    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?

  5. 31st - WordReference Forums

    Jul 1, 2014 · I regularly say "August 31st" rather than "31st August." I don't know if my compatriots do likewise. I don't think it matters a lot, but I agree with Lis that you should take your audience into …

  6. prepositions - "Before date" versus "by date" - English Language ...

    Mar 5, 2013 · Is it incorrect to say "Please do this before Tuesday"? Is there a difference between that and "Please do this by Tuesday"?

  7. The deadline has been set <at><on><for> January 31st.

    Mar 3, 2019 · (1) The deadline has been set at January 31st. [Source] (2) The deadline has been set on January 31st. (3) The deadline has been set for January 31st. Which is correct in American English? …

  8. writing - How to write date range succinctly and unambiguously in ...

    How to write date range succinctly and unambiguously in American written English? In a sentence I usually use "from January 1, 1923 through December 31, 1986". But it is too long for use in section

  9. Understanding "as of", "as at", and "as from"

    Joel is mistaken when he says that as of means "up to and including a point of time," although it is often used to mean so. As of designates the point in time from which something occurs. So as of some …

  10. Does "month ending January" mean the end of January, or the start?

    If you had this instead: 31st of January 28th of February 31st of March etc. … it is not as clear that these are all part of a set of complete-month reports. I would have to read down the list and recognize that …