After a mom of two posted a video that went viral on TikTok, thousands of people admitted they didn’t know a simple grammar rule.
32-year-old Gemma Lou, ‘first’, ‘second’, ‘third’ etc. She just realized why adverbs are abbreviated with certain letters, such as ‘1’, ‘2’ and ‘3’.
The video describes how the last letters of the written words are taken and placed after the corresponding numbers.
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Mother of two Gemma Lou (pictured) “1.”, “2.”, “3.” etc. She understood why the numbers were abbreviated with certain letters. In a TikTok video, she explains how the last letters of words are taken and placed after the corresponding numbers.
Since then, the clip has been viewed 2.7 million times and has received more than 2,500 comments from many who admitted they “had no idea” that the rule existed.
“At 32, I learned that ‘sts’ is in 1st, ‘nd’ is in 2nd, and ‘rd’ is in 3rd because these are the last letters of ‘first’ words etc. Gemma from Kingdom Kingdom wrote in the short video.
Since then, the clip has been viewed 2.7 million times and has received more than 2,500 comments from many who admitted they “had no idea” that the rule existed.
“Why didn’t I know?” one person wrote, another added: “Absolutely baffled.”
Others in the comments are “oh my god”, “there is no way”, “wait what?” Said. and ‘I’m really shocked’.
On the other hand, many people said that they appreciate the “common sense” rule and have known the reason for it for years.
“English is my second language and I have known it since primary school,” one wrote.
“I’m worried about everyone in the comments,” added another.
The third said, “I thought it was a matter of common sense, I’ve known it since elementary school and I’m 13.”
Source: Daily Mail
