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Jaakov

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Apr 13, 2016, 7:00:21 PM4/13/16
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Dear all:

Leaving aside historical considerations, ease of typesetting, space
limits, and usage frequency, is there any other reason for using or not
using superscript ordinals in English?

I.e., I'm asking for aesthetic, technical, and psychological reasons for
why reading or writing

1^{st}, 2^{nd}, 3^{rd}, 4^{th}, ..., n^{th}, ...
(where ^{xy} means that xy is typeset as a superscript)

should be more or less pleasant, rewarding, or just quick than reading
or writing

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ..., nth, ...

Thanks in advance,

Jaakov

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Jaakov

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Apr 13, 2016, 7:02:39 PM4/13/16
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tlvp

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Apr 13, 2016, 7:07:50 PM4/13/16
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On Thu, 14 Apr 2016 01:01:25 +0200, Jaakov wrote:

> Dear all:
>
> Leaving aside historical considerations, ease of typesetting, space
> limits, and usage frequency, is there any other reason for using or not
> using superscript ordinals in English?
>
> I.e., I'm asking for aesthetic, technical, and psychological reasons for
> why reading or writing
>
> 1^{st}, 2^{nd}, 3^{rd}, 4^{th}, ..., n^{th}, ...
> (where ^{xy} means that xy is typeset as a superscript)
>
> should be more or less pleasant, rewarding, or just quick than reading
> or writing
>
> 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ..., nth, ...
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jaakov

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Cheers, -- tlvp
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