The Pope

Brent M.C1Kwiziq community member

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."

This question relates to:French lesson "Ordinal vs Cardinal numbers - Differences between French and English usages"

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Brent,

Thank you for pointing this out, it has now been corrected.

Bonne Continuation!

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Ian S.A2Kwiziq community member

But that is incorrect from a papal perspective.

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Brent M. asked:

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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