Saturday, 27 May 2017

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 (4th).
Ø     Daniel was delighted that he finished fourth in the marathon.
Ø     Sally’s house is the fourth one before the junction.

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