Apr 25, 2019 · The meaning of "a top three partner" is indeed "one of the top three partners". But the second way is longer, and the trend in the English language is to use as few words as possible, conveying the same meaning. "Top third" is definitely not usable. It might mean that, if you have 90 partners, India will be in the top 30 (= 90 / …

Jul 27, 2021 · So if you write "The three most popular drinks are tea, coffee and water." It doesn't mean that they are equally popular, but it doesn't necessarily tell you which is first, second or third.

May 4, 2020 · All three expressions (on top, on the top, and at the top) are grammatical, with different meanings. None of them collocate with become. What you mean, I think, is either will come out on top or will get to the top.

Nov 7, 2022 · Which ones are correct and appropriate for academic and formal writing? 1.a) The country's rank dropped from 3 to 5. 1.b) The country's rank is 3. 2.a) The country's rank dropped from 3rd to 5th. ...

You can't say "I got a 2:1 from Harvard" because American Universities don't classify degrees in the same way. Instead, you use the native description, supplemented by an explanation in English. I graduated with distinction, which put me in the top 10% of my class. At university I was placed first out of my class of 150 students.

Nov 1, 2017 · This can be expressed in several ways, and here are the top three in my opinion, and in my personal preferred order of usage: This is the first time I eat sushi. This is my first time eating sushi. I'm eating sushi (now) for the first time. This is the first time I've eaten sushi.

Jan 2, 2016 · The Judiciary also uses a special type of monitoring through the General Inspection Office and Bureaucratic Justice Court. Additionally, either of the three powers have internal supervision mechanisms. "Either" in the above paragraph is used for more than two items (three powers). Is it grammatical?

Jan 18, 2017 · Which one of these is grammartically correct to tell students during the examination 1) Please, write down your name on the top of the answer sheet. 2) Please, write down your name on top of the a...

Nov 4, 2023 · *The New Forest is a three times bigger forest. If writing mathematics, put spaces around the multiplication symbol (and please avoid using x for multiplication) 2 × 3 = 5. (or in some places with a dot without spaces 2·3 = 5) It is much better to use an equation editor or TeX $2\times\3=5$ and let the software get the spacing right.

Mar 25, 2019 · Pointy-Haired Boss: And how about Alice?. Alice: You're three for three. What does three for three mean here, or how can I parse it? She did the same task also? I have not managed to find a definition for three for three, but apparently two for two comes from baseball and means "successful at both attempts".