If it's a formal context, which one is more appropriate: in the twenty-first century || in the 21st century? According to Google Ngram Viewer, the most common one is "twenty-first century", but they automatically replace "twenty-first" for "twenty - first" to "match how they process books" so I... The suffixes -st (e.g.
21st), -nd (e.g. 22nd), -rd (e.g. 23rd), and -th (e.g. 24th) are used.
21st Century Theaterindexindeed Jobs In Nj, In the Victorian period, these indicators were superscripts (2nd, 34th) under general French influence especially in British English, but by the late 20th century, formatting them on the line was favored. [citation needed] Since the 1990s, the superscript style has been revived somewhat because some ... Well, precisely, if you say 'the first decade of the 21st century', which is as long-winded as it gets, it illustrates the fact there is no short form that is available -- i.e. none that works in any context and does not sound silly. 'In the noughties' is established only insofar as there is no practical alternative.
21st Century Theaterindexindeed Jobs In Nj, In AE, at least, the word toilet is seldom used in this sense in the 21st century. Anyone who heard you say this would probably think that you were using the language of 18th- and 19th-century high society for humorous effect - or that you needed to rid yourself of digestive waste products. In contrast, the MG version “μη μας αφήσεις να πέσουμε σε πειρασμο”, gives the text a “politically correct” twist that may be alright for 21st-century sensibilities but does not seem to accurately reflect the original.
