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Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
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A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
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A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
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maureen
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Proper use of st, nd, rd, and th — ordinal indicators
Please give me the reason as to why writing the date as( example) May 23rd, 2012 is incorrect.I know that some people say that it is an error, but give no reason as to why it is. Couldn't it just be considered stylistic preference to add the rd, th or nd.