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Are really both 21st and 21th ok?I was confused by some people
31 déc. 2022 11:30
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Ordinal numbers end with the final two letters of the word
FirST - 1st
SecoND - 2nd
ThiRD - 3rd
ForTH - 4th
FifTH - 5th
SixTH - 6th
etc
31 décembre 2022
2
21st is correct. 21th is not.
After a number ending in 1 (except 11) you always put st. So 21st, 51st, 4001st and so on. Only 11 takes a th, so we say eleventh.
For all numbers ending in 2 (except 12) you put nd. So 2nd, 22nd, 402nd and so on. For 12, you say twelfth. 12th.
For numbers ending in 3 (except 13) you put rd. 23rd, 83rd etc. But thirteenth. 13th.
For all other numbers, you use th.
31 décembre 2022
2
No, 21st is the only correct version
31 décembre 2022
1
21st is the winner 🏆
21th is incorrect 😭
🌈 Nicky
31 décembre 2022
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Chinois (mandarin), Anglais
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