Many people say, e.g., "Class Xth," "Category Xth," "Part Xth," "Street Xth," instead of "Class X," "Category X," "Part X," "Street X," respectively.
Is the former right?
Tell me more
×
English Language & Usage Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for
linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts. It's 100% free, no registration required.
|
Generally only if Xth precedes the type in-text. I would say 12th day, but never day 12th, in English. On the other hand, I would say day 12, but never 12 day. (specifically, 12 day would imply 12-day as in a count of twelve, involving the whole span of time) |
|||
|
|
In British English you would never say, "I belong to category 2nd." You could say, "I belong to the second category," or,"I belong to category 2." |
|||
|
|
Nope. It is "Xth class", "Xth category", "Xth part", "Xth street", but "Class X", "Category X", "Part X", "Street X". |
|||
|
|
'Part the First' is common in the organisation of large treatises (e.g. here), perhaps to avoid confusion with 'Chapter 1'. It's fallen out of use recently, though, perhaps because fewer weighty treatises are being written. |
||||
|
|
I BELONG TO CATEGORY 2nd. . . – Tabrez Ahmed Jun 19 '12 at 14:49