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 …

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.

When writing twentieth century using an ordinal numeral, should the th part be in superscript? 20th century 20th century

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. …

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"?

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 …

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 …

Jul 27, 2021 · I’m reading The Underground Railroad by Coleson Whitehead. Early in the first chapter he writes: “Her last husband had his ears bored for stealing honey. The wounds gave …

e·mas·cu·late Deprive (a man) of his male role or identity Is there a female equivalent? I came up with efemulate but this sounds strange.

1978 J. I. M. Stewart Full Term xxi. 241 A bunch of juvenile Wandervögel. You can tell those uses aren’t assimilated because they’re still written in italic in the original. And they’re still …