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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. 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"?

  6. 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 ? …

  7. '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 …

  8. Origin of "s--t-eating grin" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Jun 9, 2011 · In Book XXI of his History of Rome, Livy describes a Carthaginian sect of coprophages, the risus faecivorus, or shit-eating grin, being commonly displayed by its …

  9. 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 …

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

    The verb birth exists and can be found in the OED as a transitive verb meaning "To give birth to; to give rise to" 1945 in Amer. Speech (1946) XXI. 303 The plan for UNO was birthed at …