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Chariot Posted 17 years ago
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Short end of the deal
What is 'the/a short end of the deal'? Does this date expression 7/5 mean 7th of May? Is there any difference in British English and American English? Thank you for your help.
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What is 'the/a short end of the deal'? -- the disadvantageous side. Does this date expression 7/5 mean 7th of May?
- What is 'the/a short end of the deal'?
- -- the disadvantageous side.
- Does this date expression 7/5 mean 7th of May?
- -- Or the 5th of July.
- No matter what any style guide tells you, there will always be confused readers if you use numerals only.
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What is 'the/a short end of the deal'? -- the disadvantageous side.
Does this date expression 7/5 mean 7th of May? -- Or the 5th of July. No matter what any style guide tells you, there will always be confused readers if you use numerals only. Spell out (or abbreviate) the month in letters.
Is there any difference in British English and American English?--
Does this date expression 7/5 mean 7th of May? -- Or the 5th of July. No matter what any style guide tells you, there will always be confused readers if you use numerals only. Spell out (or abbreviate) the month in letters.
Is there any difference in British English and American English?--
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