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Ordinals.
Edward H. Livingston
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11 ed.)
Ordinal numbers generally express order or rank rather than a precise quantity. Because they usually address nontechnical aspects of the objects they modify, ordinals are often found in literary writing. The numerical expression of commonly used ordinals (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc) may appear jarring and interrupt the flow of the text. For this reason, the ordinals ...View:
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