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Ordinal numbers may be written in English with numerals and letter suffixes: 1st, 2nd or 2d, 3rd or 3d, 4th, 11th, 21st, 101st, 477th, etc., with the suffix acting as an ordinal indicator. Written dates often omit the suffix, although it is nevertheless pronounced. For example: 5 November 1605 (pronounced "the fifth of November ...
Year 3 First year Junior: Key Stage 2 2nd grade 8–9 Year 4 Second year Junior 3rd grade 9–10 Year 5 Third year Junior 4th grade 10–11 Year 6 Fourth year Junior 5th grade Secondary school / High school Middle school Junior high school; 11–12 Year 7 First form [25] Key Stage 3 6th grade 12–13 Year 8 Second form 7th grade 13–14 Year 9
It is contested that the usage of Latin x in maths is derived from the first letter ش šīn (without its dots) of the Arabic word شيء šayʾ(un), meaning thing. [2] (X was used in old Spanish for the sound /ʃ/). However, according to others there is no historical evidence for this. [3] [4] ص: From the Arabic letter ص ṣād
In consecutive interpreting (CI), the interpreter starts to interpret after the speaker pauses; thus much more time (perhaps double) is needed. Customarily, such an interpreter will sit or stand near the speaker. [8] Consecutive interpretation can be conducted in a pattern of short or long segments according to the interpreter's preference.
The first quarter of the year runs from January through March, the second quarter is from April through June, and so on. But companies operate on business-oriented “fiscal quarters” instead.
In cricket, a hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes three wickets from three consecutive deliveries. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings , but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match.
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The Urdu alphabet (Urdu: اُردُو حُرُوفِ تَہَجِّی, romanized: urdū ḥurūf-i tahajjī) is the right-to-left alphabet used for writing Urdu. It is a modification of the Persian alphabet, which itself is derived from the Arabic script. It has co-official status in the republics of Pakistan, India and South Africa.