In English, do people use the following signs:
1º
2º
3º
4º
and so on....
This is supposed to mean:
first
second
third
fourth
and so on...
Christine Christie 1º2º3º4º We read it as one degree, two degree, three degree, four degree and so on. These are used to describe angles and temperature. Christine Christie first second third fourth And we write these as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and so on.
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Christine Christie1º2º3º4º
We read it as one degree, two degree, three degree, four degree and so on. These are used to describe angles and temperature.
Christine Christiefirst second third fourth
And we write these as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and so on. These are called ordinal numbers.