Our numbers have a specific two-letter combination that tells us how the number sounds. For example 9th 3rd 301st What do we call these special sounds?
In my experience, in addition to high school 11th and 12th graders being called juniors and seniors, high school 9th graders and 10th graders (14-16 years old) are also known as freshmen and sophomores.
Straddling Thursday and Friday Straddling today and tomorrow but should they technically mean: straddling the 9th and the 10th of December? straddling Wednesday and Thursday? This is much less clear. Technically is there a midnight "tonight", or is midnight "tomorrow morning"? What do you think? How should "midnight" be interpreted?
How did "September" shift from 7th month to 9th month of a year? (and ...
E.g. if there are 10 items, 1 to 10, how can I call the 8th and 9th item? If I translate from my own language (Dutch), I get twice the same result: 8 Tweenalaatste Second-to-last 9
When writing on a certificate "between the 28th March and the 9th April" does it mean the same as "from the 28th March to the 9th April" ?
Your friend's remark is poorly worded, as clearly, you are left confused as to his availability. If he had said, "...busy up through the 8th of November," that would indicate that he's unavailable until November 9th. Relative to the way your friend worded his remark, it indicates he won't be available until the 9th; As used by your friend, "until" is a preposition; it refers to a fixed state ...
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