Suppose we have letters: a, b, c, d, e, f ,g.
I want to describe the position of letter "e" starting from right hand side, what should I use?
"e" is the last third letter.
"e" is the third last letter.
"e" is the last but two letters.
Which one is commonly used? Or other ways to describe it?
Thanks!
"e" is the third last letter
(thoughthird from last
is better.) For your third example, you could say"e" is the last letter but two
(note letter is singular) but even then it is a little strange and confusing. Your first example"e" is the last third letter
could only make sense if you wanted to say that there is a list of words of which you are interested in the third letter, and "e" is the third letter of the last word. English Language Learners stack exchange may be a better place for this question.