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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. What does 'turn of the century' mean? - English Language

    May 18, 2019 · I suspect it was a term coined sometime during the 20th century to mean the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. As someone born mid-twentieth, it seems always to have been …

  4. 'Coffee': American English pronunciation

    Jul 31, 2025 · The preface to LPD (3rd ed., p.xxi) says: There is considerable variability in GenAm vowels in the open back area. LPD follows tradition in continuing to distinguish the vowel of lot …

  5. What part of speech is 'really' when it is spoken in a sentence on …

    Jun 2, 2024 · The word 'really' can be spoken in two ways, in a sentence on its own. Either in enthusiastic, and appreciative belief : You can run a hundred meters in 13 seconds. Really ? …

  6. meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    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"?

  7. "By the way" in formal writing - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Oct 20, 2012 · Can I say "By the way" in an official document or professional meeting and other important/formal times? I never saw any film which would include these words.

  8. the usage and origin of the expression "I bags that"

    Jan 23, 2021 · Adding to the previous answer:, In AmE, you'd probably shout dibs. In BrE, at least down here in the South, bagsy would do, though it might just be bags. To put this in the verbal …

  9. “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

  10. Words for refering to the first and second decade of the new …

    Jun 22, 2018 · If you are referring to the first decade then you can use 'noughties' noughties : the period of years between 00 and 10 in any century, usually 2000–2010 There is no consensus …