
What does 'ten of six' mean in regard to time?
2013年8月3日 · Nowhere in the English-speaking world, as far as I know, would it be understood as 5:10. I can imagine that Russian speakers, for example, might hear it that way, as it might be taken as a translation of the Russian "десять шестого" (/d'es'at' ʃestovo/ = "ten of the sixth") which does mean 5:10.
speech - How do you say "powers of ten"? - English Language
2019年3月5日 · 10 1 = 10 10 2 = 100 10 3 = 1000 etc. Given the fact that the numbers 10 2 and 100 are equivalent, they both can be referred to as a power of ten. More specifically, it's ten raised to the second power or more compactly ten to the second power. Likewise, 10 8 would be pronounced ten to the eighth power or ten raised to the eighth power.
Should it be 10 US$ or US$ 10? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2011年5月21日 · If you're going to use a symbol rather than spell out the currency's name, you should always put the currency symbol directly to the left of the digits: "$10" and never "10 $". As for the placement of the country indicator, it's generally before the symbol/amount string: "US $10", although I have seen "$10 US" in magazines as well, so (as long ...
Correct usage of lbs. as in "pounds" of weight
2013年5月4日 · I suggest writing 2.3 kg instead of any of 5 lbs., 5lbs., 5 lb. or 5lb. Historically, however, the forms “5 lb” and “5 lbs” appear to have been used more than either of the others (according to ngrams for 5 lbs,5lbs,5lb,5 lb,5 lb .
How to read exponential expressions, e.g., "2^16"?
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Asteroid physical resistance: 2000/10%? - Factorio Forums
DJMcMayhem wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2024 6:20 am Big asteroids are listed as having "2000/10% physical resistance". And huge asteroids are listed as having "3000/10% physical resistance". Surely this is a typo, right? Or does this actually mean something that is mechanically different from "100% resistance"?
"1 in 10 are" or "1 in 10 is"? - English Language & Usage Stack …
One in ten, implies, one x in every ten from a collection of x'es greater than 10. So if you have fifty pupils in a class and one in ten cannot spell, Then there are 5 pupils who cannot spell. If a class always consisted of ten pupils then you would say "one pupil cannot spell" as the "one in ten" construct would be superfluous.
Which is correct use of the apostophe in minutes?
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When your 10-year old boy says “It’s meta,” what does it mean? In …
2011年11月17日 · With all due respect to the previously accepted sophisticated answer, which is correct as far as the original English language is concerned but incorrect as the answer to this specific question, I strongly believe that the average 10-years-old has absolutely no idea what any of that is, in the answer, and is using the word in an evolved manner ...