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...

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. b) The United States ranked the 1st...

When were numeric contractions for ordinals first used, as in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th instead of first, second, third, sixth?

May 19, 2016 · I like to say -1 as negative one. So, should I say "negative oneth index" or "negative first index"? Which one is grammatical? Is there a way to avoid this problem altogether.

Using the cipher (0) as an interval indicator is rare and confusing. Hour 1 = t=0-1, hour 2 (the second hour) = t = 1-2 etc (ignoring the interval-boundary–naming problem), but hour 0 is poorly defined. …

Jan 12, 2011 · What possessive forms are used for mutual 1st person ownership? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 15 years ago Modified 7 years, 1 month ago

Jun 4, 2015 · There are multiple ways to express this in competitions: Winner, 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up, etc. 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, 1st prize, 2nd prize, etc. In your example it may help …

1st or 3rd person in CV/résumé? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 14 years ago Modified 12 years, 9 months ago

Oct 7, 2014 · +1 - So prevalent that in many documents, birthdate is marked as date of birth, shortened to D.O.B. When questioned (in an official capacity, the question is simply, "Date of birth?" No doubt …

Oct 12, 2016 · Is there a name for letters that follow a number, such as the "st" in 1st or "nd" in 2nd?