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Eleventh, twelfth, eleventh, twelfth, eleventh and senior

To designate the corresponding ordinal numbers and 11 12 , the records DRAE adjectives eleventh and twelfth , respectively (and eleventh and dozen, much less frequent usage). However, according to the Pan-Hispanic Dictionary of doubt , although these etymological forms are preferred in the use worship should also be considered valid forms analog eleventh and twelfth , which, like all ordinals for compounds the first and second decade, can be written in one or two words (in this case, the first term preserves the tilde and variations of gender and number: eleventh , twenty-fourth ).
As for fractions, but can be used eleventh and twelfth today forms are preferred eleventh and twelfth , which can not be used as ordinals.
Examples of correct uses
Ordinals: the twelfth floor (recommended), the eleventh since (rare), the twelfth edition, the twelfth edition (accepted). Fractional
: the eleventh part (preferred), the eleventh part (accepted).
Examples of misuse
Ordinals: the twelfth floor, the twelfth edition . Fractional
: the eleventh part, the twelfth part .

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Being, found and found

In English, it is okay to use any of these three verbs to indicate the status or state of things and people. However, today, in the journalistic texts and many translations, seems to have a clear preference (bordering on too) for the use of found.
While this is not an objectionable error, the extreme repetition of the same word can tarnish any text, so do not forget the other two verbs and so avoid monotony in our writings.

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About 'nuclear'

This word is not a verb but an adjective. The fact that the poor have had the misfortune of being born with the same ending as the infinitives of the first conjugation verbs gives us no right to refer to some variations that are peculiar to verbal inflection. However, it is common to read sentences in which nuclear wrongly used like a verb, usually with a sense of gather or congregate .
Here are two examples of incorrect use:
The union that joins the buses for short, medium and long distance called for the Government Buenos Aires ratify the move announced a week ago. ( Clarín, June 10, 2008).
employees gathered in the Port Union States (SUPA) demanding an increase in income of day laborers. ( Clarín, June 12, 2008).