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Bookmark or Share- nouns - Why are words ending in "-um" and "-us" pluralized to end in ...The plurals associated with words ending in -um or -us are not dictated by practice, but by precise, Latin, rules. In Latin - which is an inflected language - there are 5 declensions. Nouns are distributed among declensions and follow declension-specific rules.
- "The USA" versus "USA" - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeThe United States. U.S. ("you ess") U.S. of A. Based on the above, saying "the USA" (starting out lowercase) is appropriate, because it is a shortcut referring to the informal name of "United States of America", while "The USA" (starting out uppercase) is also appropriate, because it is a shortcut referring to the full authentic name.
- Ourselves vs us? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange1. The safest general rule, is that you use the reflexive (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, ourself†, yourselves, themself‡, themselves) when it refers back to a previously stated noun, noun phrase, or pronoun. Correct: I got it for myself. He got it for me.
- Should it be 10 US$ or US$ 10? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeIf you choose "USD", it seems to be your choice whether to put it to the left or the right: "USD 10" or "10 USD". However, if you're talking about larger amounts - millions, billions, trillions - the rules are a bit more strict: "US $10 billion", "USD 10 billion". In newspaper and magazine usage recently, it's almost always simply "$" or ...
- Correct usage of USD - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeI would not use “USD” in general writing. Just say a million dollars U.S., or a million (American) dollars. If you must. Normally “dollar” means American funds unless otherwise qualified by locale. – tchrist ♦. Commented Nov 30, 2012 at 15:26. 1. I always use US$599, NT$18,000 (New Taiwan dollars), AU$600, CA$700.
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