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Bookmark or Share- What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?@WS2 In speech, very nearly always. In writing, much less so. I think what may be going on is that one just assumes that “June 1” is pronounced “June First”, or “4 July” as “the Fourth of July”.
- vocabulary - When do I say "front-left" vs "left-front", or how do you ...I would say that the phrase 'front-left' in that situation is completely ambiguous. The reason is that a box does not have hands. An observer will have no option but to relate to their own point of view. If I am standing at the back of the box and facing it, front-left means E. If I stand at the front of the box and face it, front-left means F.
- word choice - 'upper-left corner' or 'top-left corner'? - English ..."Don't use left as a directional term by itself. Instead, use a term such as upper left, lower left, leftmost, or on the left side of. Include a hyphen when you use left to modify a noun, as in upper-left corner. Don't use left-hand as a modifier." From the Microsoft Style Guide page on "left, leftmost, left-hand" –
- word choice - top left vs. upper left, lower-left vs bottom left, which ...Top left vs. upper left, lower-left vs bottom left, which are more common? Or all of the combinations are right to use in any text?
- "Right" and "Left" and "Top" and "Bottom" - English Language & Usage ...The fact that English doesn't use "to my top/bottom" the same as "right/left" hardly seems justification for the question. – FumbleFingers Commented Feb 23, 2012 at 17:00
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