Confusing and Misused Words - Forth v Fourth

Forth (adverb)

out or away (from one place) or (from a aprticular point) in time forward

Ø     Mary tried to calm her crying baby by rocking it back and forth.

Ø     The group of friends set forth on their Asian tour in early August.

Ø     Luke met with an accident while drinking and driving a few months ago. From that day forth, he never drank again.

Fourth – an ordinal number (4^th).

Ø     Daniel was delighted that he finished fourth in the marathon.

Ø     Sally’s house is the fourth one before the junction.

Idiomatic Pairs of Nouns - A Hue and Cry

Meaning – a general protest of public anger or disapproval.

Ø     The introduction of the goods and service tax (GST) last year caused a great hue and cry.

Ø     There was a hue and cry when the government recently removed subsidies for essential items like sugar and oil.