Correct spelling, explanation: the correct form is 12th, because nd is the abbreviation for second, therefore the numeral ending with nd must be pronounced with second at the end (for example 22nd; twenty-second). This is the reason why writing 12nd is incorrect and 12th is the correct form.
Definition of 12th:
numeral, ordinal number between 11th and 13th
Jamie was 12th out of 100 in the cooking contest.
This is my 12th time in Spain.
Incorrect spelling, explanation: this form is wrong because the correct pronunciation is twelfth, thus there is th at the end. This means that the correct writing of this numeral is 12th as in full-written form. Suffix nd is added only to these ordinal numbers which end with second, for example 32nd, 102nd, 3452nd.
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I didn’t wake anybody up.. . did I?
I wouldn’t even know how to pronounce “12nd” in my language.
Hey, but if you knew me, you’d know that I had to try.
But not without attracting attention, because it seemed like within two or three seconds later there came my wife’s head, in and around the door with a question that seems like folks have been askin’ me pretty much all of my life.
“Are you ok?”.. .
I tried blaming it on the cat and a hairball but was quickly reminded that she was in the living room with Mom.
Well . ..I guess there’s that.. .but before I ride off into th’sunset here’s a “thanks” because all I had in mind when I stopped by was just to get a little help tryin’ to figure out something that I had obviously forgotten.
If indeed I ever knew.
“That can’t be right”.
“How th’heck do ya’ spell 12th?”.
No, it’s 11th and 12th.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11st 12nd
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the explanation confused me of 112nd or 112th. this page also said that 112nd is correct so how do you read it?
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