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Old 21-Nov-2006, 03:30
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Default Re: ordinal numbers

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Originally Posted by daisy1352 View Post
We say one hundred and first. Is one hundred first correct? I mean without and?
Number = one hundred and one
Adjective = one hundred and first

Normally, one would not use either without the "and" because it might not be clear.
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