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Help in writing abbreviation



miss noor
Palestine

Help in writing abbreviation
 
Hi,
 
I have a question about the abbreviation of the words : first , second �etc.
 
Where should we write st , nd for first and second ......?
 
 Above the number or next to it ???? e.g. 1 st or 1st
 
Hope u understand me.
 
Thanks a lot in advance,
Noor

13 Apr 2010      





curelo
Brazil

Hi there! Above the number
 
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
 
some pcs do it automatically....

13 Apr 2010     



Lina Ladybird
Germany

next to the number: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 65th and so on
 
:))

13 Apr 2010     



yanogator
United States

If you write it by hand, it is always above and to the right (like an exponent in Mathematics). If you �re doing it on the computer, you don �t have a choice, so you write "1st" and some software will leave it that way, and others will change it for you. It is correct either way.
 
Bruce

14 Apr 2010