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

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Description: number + (th, nd, st, rd)
Message: Did you mean \1\2?
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
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: CD_TH [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)