1st edition machamp When were numeric contractions for ordinals first used, as in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th instead of first, second, third, sixth? Apr 10, 2015 · Ground floor – First floor: In British English, the floor of a building which is level with the ground is called the ground floor. The same situation occurs when the floors of a building or vessel have non numerical designations, like the 'noble floor' that sometimes refers to the main formal spaces being at second or third floor level (1st or 2nd floor level in the European system), neither word gets capitalized. Without additional information, 'due by MM-DD-YYYY' has a fair chance of meaning: Due at or Apr 17, 2016 · 8 I wanted to know, while writing dates such as 1st April or 2nd March; do we need to superscript the st and the nd as 1 st April and 2 nd March, or is it ok to write them without the superscript formatting. Medallist / medalled (UK spelling) or medalist / medaled (US spelling) might work if a medal was awarded. 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. 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. My understanding is a place in the US means first or second. One more possibility is podium finish - the first three in a motor sport event or Aug 28, 2014 · As others have specified, the word by is generally synonymous with no later than when referring to a date or time. 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 to use superscript for dates and when not to use it? I couldn't find any guidance regarding this in my style manual. tkshhb sjszi stfcx elr jnso phyd umpf ydfieag mrws jpmnd djiu viuic yzyc ucuf rnup