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I came across a statement Return "nth" from the last node
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    There are dictionaries that give the pronunciation of this word; e.g. you can listen to it or see it transcribed here: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nth
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  • The two most common pronunciations in U.S. English of "nth" in the expression "to the nth degree," I believe, are "inth" and "enth"; the preference in pronunciation (as with "pin" and "pen" for the word pen) depends largely on the part of the country where the speaker grew up.
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    @SvenYargs: the correct pronunciation is enth. It's just that some people happen to pronounce enth the same as inth.
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I came across a statement Return "nth" from the last node
And I realized I don't know how to say "nth"
How to read it? Don't tell me N-T-H please!






pronunciation







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    There are dictionaries that give the pronunciation of this word; e.g. you can listen to it or see it transcribed here: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nth
    – sumelic
    2 days ago










  • The two most common pronunciations in U.S. English of "nth" in the expression "to the nth degree," I believe, are "inth" and "enth"; the preference in pronunciation (as with "pin" and "pen" for the word pen) depends largely on the part of the country where the speaker grew up.
    – Sven Yargs
    2 days ago








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    @SvenYargs: the correct pronunciation is enth. It's just that some people happen to pronounce enth the same as inth.
    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago














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I came across a statement Return "nth" from the last node
And I realized I don't know how to say "nth"
How to read it? Don't tell me N-T-H please!






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I came across a statement Return "nth" from the last node
And I realized I don't know how to say "nth"
How to read it? Don't tell me N-T-H please!






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    There are dictionaries that give the pronunciation of this word; e.g. you can listen to it or see it transcribed here: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nth
    – sumelic
    2 days ago










  • The two most common pronunciations in U.S. English of "nth" in the expression "to the nth degree," I believe, are "inth" and "enth"; the preference in pronunciation (as with "pin" and "pen" for the word pen) depends largely on the part of the country where the speaker grew up.
    – Sven Yargs
    2 days ago








  • 2




    @SvenYargs: the correct pronunciation is enth. It's just that some people happen to pronounce enth the same as inth.
    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago














  • 2




    There are dictionaries that give the pronunciation of this word; e.g. you can listen to it or see it transcribed here: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nth
    – sumelic
    2 days ago










  • The two most common pronunciations in U.S. English of "nth" in the expression "to the nth degree," I believe, are "inth" and "enth"; the preference in pronunciation (as with "pin" and "pen" for the word pen) depends largely on the part of the country where the speaker grew up.
    – Sven Yargs
    2 days ago








  • 2




    @SvenYargs: the correct pronunciation is enth. It's just that some people happen to pronounce enth the same as inth.
    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago








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There are dictionaries that give the pronunciation of this word; e.g. you can listen to it or see it transcribed here: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nth
– sumelic
2 days ago




There are dictionaries that give the pronunciation of this word; e.g. you can listen to it or see it transcribed here: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nth
– sumelic
2 days ago












The two most common pronunciations in U.S. English of "nth" in the expression "to the nth degree," I believe, are "inth" and "enth"; the preference in pronunciation (as with "pin" and "pen" for the word pen) depends largely on the part of the country where the speaker grew up.
– Sven Yargs
2 days ago






The two most common pronunciations in U.S. English of "nth" in the expression "to the nth degree," I believe, are "inth" and "enth"; the preference in pronunciation (as with "pin" and "pen" for the word pen) depends largely on the part of the country where the speaker grew up.
– Sven Yargs
2 days ago






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@SvenYargs: the correct pronunciation is enth. It's just that some people happen to pronounce enth the same as inth.
– Peter Shor
2 days ago




@SvenYargs: the correct pronunciation is enth. It's just that some people happen to pronounce enth the same as inth.
– Peter Shor
2 days ago










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The letters of the alphabet all have names so the alphabet could be written as a, bee,cee and so on, and the letter 'n' has the name 'en' so the pronunciation of 'nth' is 'enth'.



This is somewhat analagous to talking about the position of 'm' in the alphabet. There are twelve letters before 'm' so its position is 13 which can also be written as 'thirteen'. It is therefore the 13th letter of the alpabet which can also be written as the thirteenth. In the first case we are using the symbol, in the second the name.



The parallel is that when we write about a letter we can either use its symbol or its name. It is perfectly acceptable to write either "There is a silent k in knowledge' or 'There is a silent kay in knowledge' but both sentences are pronounced in the same way.






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    The letters of the alphabet all have names so the alphabet could be written as a, bee,cee and so on, and the letter 'n' has the name 'en' so the pronunciation of 'nth' is 'enth'.



    This is somewhat analagous to talking about the position of 'm' in the alphabet. There are twelve letters before 'm' so its position is 13 which can also be written as 'thirteen'. It is therefore the 13th letter of the alpabet which can also be written as the thirteenth. In the first case we are using the symbol, in the second the name.



    The parallel is that when we write about a letter we can either use its symbol or its name. It is perfectly acceptable to write either "There is a silent k in knowledge' or 'There is a silent kay in knowledge' but both sentences are pronounced in the same way.






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      The letters of the alphabet all have names so the alphabet could be written as a, bee,cee and so on, and the letter 'n' has the name 'en' so the pronunciation of 'nth' is 'enth'.



      This is somewhat analagous to talking about the position of 'm' in the alphabet. There are twelve letters before 'm' so its position is 13 which can also be written as 'thirteen'. It is therefore the 13th letter of the alpabet which can also be written as the thirteenth. In the first case we are using the symbol, in the second the name.



      The parallel is that when we write about a letter we can either use its symbol or its name. It is perfectly acceptable to write either "There is a silent k in knowledge' or 'There is a silent kay in knowledge' but both sentences are pronounced in the same way.






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        The letters of the alphabet all have names so the alphabet could be written as a, bee,cee and so on, and the letter 'n' has the name 'en' so the pronunciation of 'nth' is 'enth'.



        This is somewhat analagous to talking about the position of 'm' in the alphabet. There are twelve letters before 'm' so its position is 13 which can also be written as 'thirteen'. It is therefore the 13th letter of the alpabet which can also be written as the thirteenth. In the first case we are using the symbol, in the second the name.



        The parallel is that when we write about a letter we can either use its symbol or its name. It is perfectly acceptable to write either "There is a silent k in knowledge' or 'There is a silent kay in knowledge' but both sentences are pronounced in the same way.






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        The letters of the alphabet all have names so the alphabet could be written as a, bee,cee and so on, and the letter 'n' has the name 'en' so the pronunciation of 'nth' is 'enth'.



        This is somewhat analagous to talking about the position of 'm' in the alphabet. There are twelve letters before 'm' so its position is 13 which can also be written as 'thirteen'. It is therefore the 13th letter of the alpabet which can also be written as the thirteenth. In the first case we are using the symbol, in the second the name.



        The parallel is that when we write about a letter we can either use its symbol or its name. It is perfectly acceptable to write either "There is a silent k in knowledge' or 'There is a silent kay in knowledge' but both sentences are pronounced in the same way.







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