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Do You Write 19th Century Or Nineteenth Century?

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Do You Write 19th Century Or Nineteenth Century? Both forms of usage are correct: “the 1800s” and “the 19th (or nineteenth) century.” Since the years of the nineteenth century begin with the numerals “18,” it is also called the “1800s” (pronounced eighteen hundreds). No apostrophe is necessary before the s. The 1800s was a time

Should 21st Century Be Spelled Out?

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Should 21st Century Be Spelled Out? numerals. Centuries may be written in either words or numerals. Note however that in formal writing, single-digit centuries (e.g., the ninth century) are generally spelled out instead of being written in figures. Double-digit centuries may be written either way (e.g., the 21st or the twenty-first century). How do you

Do You Capitalize Twentieth Century?

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Do You Capitalize Twentieth Century? Do you capitalize twentieth century? However, do not capitalize the names of centuries or decades unless they are part of special names: the twentieth century. Do you Capitalise 21st century? twenty-first century? My short answer for all specified contexts is twenty-first century. Unless the name of the century begins a

Do You Hyphenate Twentieth Century?

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Do You Hyphenate Twentieth Century? Do you hyphenate twentieth century? twentieth-century How do you write twentieth century? Centuries aren’t normally capitalized. Some publications spell out centuries (e.g., twentieth century), while others use numerals (e.g., 20th century) for centuries after the tenth. It’s a matter of preference, so neither is inherently right or wrong. Should 21st

Do You Capitalize 20th Century?

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Do You Capitalize 20th Century? Do you capitalize 20th century? However, do not capitalize the names of centuries or decades unless they are part of special names: the twentieth century. Do you capitalize 21st century? twenty-first century? My short answer for all specified contexts is twenty-first century. Unless the name of the century begins a