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15. In general, spell out all ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.) that
can be expressed in one or two words. A hyphenated number like twenty-first
counts as one word.
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a. in the twenty-first century
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e. the firm's one hundredth anniversary
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i. the Ninety-ninth Congress (in text)
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b. the Fourteenth Ward
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f. the firm's 125th anniversary
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j. the Ninety-Ninth Congress (in headlines)
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c. twentieth-century art
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g. the forty-eighth floor
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k. the Eighteenth Amendment
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d. the 104th Congress
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h. the two millionth visitor to EPCOT
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16. Ordinal figures are expressed as follows:
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a. 1st
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c. 2nd
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b. 3rd
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d. 4th
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e. 5th
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f. 6th
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Do not put an "abbreviation" period following the ordinal figure.
17. Ordinals that follow a person's name may be expressed in arabic or roman
numerals. As a rule, use arabic numerals unless you know that the person in
question prefers roman numerals.
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a. James C. Noll 3rd
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b. James C. Noll III
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c. R. Roy Page 4th
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d. R. Roy Page IV
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