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Questions relating to the use of numbers or numerals in English.
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Can "number" in "number one" possibly be a Dutchism or a Germanism?
I think you may be onto something, although I couldn't find a definitive source of information. I believe numerus unus or primus was not used like this in Latin; I have never seen it, and I can't find …
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What follows next in the sequence "unary, binary, ternary..."?
These are the Latin cardinal numbers for reference:
Unus/una/unum/etc. (depending on gender and case) — "one"
Duo/duorum/duarum/etc. (depending on case and gender) — "two"
Tres/trium/etc. …
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What word can I say if I want to give approximate number?
This is perhaps best used with larger numbers or hours / abstract quantities: it will begin around six o'clock. … Roughly: fine, but you would probably not use this with lower numbers; it implies that you've made an estimate.
Approximately: very formal; usually a shorter word is better. …
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Is it a good idea to begin a sentence with a number or a variable name?
A new line may provide extenuating circumstances for numbers, though probably not for variables. …
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Is “-th” still a productive suffix in English?
The short answer: yes, it is productive, because you can create words using this suffix that have never been heard before, such as the two-trillion-and-sixteenth coin in Scrooge McDuck's Money Bin. Fr …
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How do I determine subject and subject complement in "A side-effect is the spread of commerc...
Consider this example:
Commercialese is an instrument of art,
designed to enrich and invigorate our
language—surely you will all agree
with this—, and we should encourage newcomers to learn …
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"X times as many as" or "X times more than"
This is indeed a classic. The question has been asked many times around the web, and there appear to be two schools: one that agrees with you, and one that thinks both constructions are acceptable and …