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Rule "number + (th, nd, st, rd)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: number + (th, nd, st, rd)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>\1\2</suggestion>?
Category: Typography (ID: TYPOGRAPHY)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/-th
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He arrived on the 8 th.
    Correction suggestion: 8th
ID: CD_TH [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)