At least in American English, we'd say "Pope Benedict the sixteenth resigned" or "The pope resigned" but never "The pope Benedict the sixteenth resigned."
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Brent M.Kwiziq community member
The Pope
This question relates to:French lesson "Ordinal vs Cardinal numbers - Differences between French and English usages"
Asked 4 years ago
Hi Brent,
Thank you for pointing this out, it has now been corrected.
Bonne Continuation!
Brent M. asked:View original
The Pope
At least in American English, we'd say "Pope Benedict the sixteenth resigned" or "The pope resigned" but never "The pope Benedict the sixteenth resigned."
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