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?
How did "September" shift from 7th month to 9th month of a year? (and ...
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?
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" ?
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
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