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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about the millionth" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express an approximation or a figurative sense of a very large number, often in a hyperbolic context.
Example: "I've told you about the millionth time to clean your room."
Alternatives: "around a million times" or "approximately a million instances".
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I remember one in particular — it was very shortly before she left — where she asked me, "If you love your airplane so much why didn't you just marry a God-damned airplane?" Again, that gave me a chuckle, and I explained to her (for about the millionth time) that a drone isn't a plane, it's an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
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How about the ninth, tho?
What about the second book?
What about the third one?
Tells about the first night.
But what about the second?
But they were right about the second.
It's about the First World War.
Wieters was right about the first part.
What about the second-to-last play?
He's probably about the third best.
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