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  1. What does "xxi" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Aug 6, 2015 · The " XXI " in capitals mean 21 in Roman numerals, but I don't think the lower-case letters " xxi " here also refer to 21. It seems that the sentence is well understood if the "xxi" is …

  2. punctuation - What is the abbreviation for 'century'? - English ...

    Dec 5, 2013 · 0 I was taught XXI or 21c. for twenty first century. The most important part being that the reader understands the writers intention.

  3. “20th century” vs. “20ᵗʰ century” - English Language & Usage ...

    When writing twentieth century using an ordinal numeral, should the th part be in superscript? 20th century 20th century

  4. Should the verb "impact" be always followed by "on"?

    Dec 22, 2018 · 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny History of the World II. xx. xxi. 73 The seed of this hearbe remooveth the tough humours bedded in the stomacke, how hard impacted soever they be. …

  5. He had his ears bored - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jul 27, 2021 · I’m reading The Underground Railroad by Coleson Whitehead. Early in the first chapter he writes: “Her last husband had his ears bored for stealing honey. The wounds gave …

  6. Is it natural to say "Ok, I will"? - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Aug 31, 2015 · To me it seems perfectly fine, but I heard from a native speaker that it does not sound natural. For example: — Will you please send the assets by tomorrow? — Ok I will. …

  7. Isn't "birthed" wrong? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    1945 in Amer. Speech (1946) XXI. 303 The plan for UNO was birthed at Dumbarton Oaks. It is in the Longman Dictionary of the English Language "to bring forth as a mother.

  8. etymology - Darn and d—n, are they connected? - English …

    Dec 28, 2022 · The earliest record of the word is in 1781, in the Pennsylvania Journal of 20th of June -- In New England prophane swearing..is so far from polite as to be criminal, and …

  9. Pluralization of Germanisms - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Some of them called themselves the Wandervögel, and wandered around Europe with their guitars and their interchangeable girlfriends, living on what they could get wherever …

  10. How does "pussy" come to mean "coward"?

    The word pussy is often used to mean "coward". This guy is a pussy. and I am wondering why. How are woman's genitals related to being a "coward"?