User:Frostburn/Music vs Math: Difference between revisions
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The words "first", "second" and "last" are perfectly good ordinals with no intrinsic numerical association. We should just change the numerical notation to 0st, 1nd | The words "first", "second" and "last" are perfectly good ordinals with no intrinsic numerical association. We should just change the numerical notation to 0st, 1nd for "first" and "second" continuing with 2st, 3st, 4st, 5st, etc. pronounced "twost", "threest", "fourst" and "fivest" standing in for the old "third", "fourth", "fifth" and "sixth" respectively (a numeric shift of one). | ||
Now we finally have that 1nd + 1nd is 2st. | Now we finally have that 1nd + 1nd is 2st. | ||