\usepackage{xspace}
\newcommand{\latin}[1]	{\emph{#1}\xspace}
\newcommand{\ie}			{i.e.\@\xspace}
\newcommand{\vrs}		{vs.\@\xspace}
\newcommand{\cf}		{cf.\@\xspace}
\newcommand{\eg}			{e.g.\@\xspace}
\newcommand{\etc}		{etc.\@\xspace}

\newcommand{\mathordinal}[2]{$#1$\hspace*{0.2ex}\raisebox{0.35em}{\scriptsize #2}\xspace}
\newcommand{\textordinal}[2]{\mbox{#1\hskip 0.12ex \raisebox{0.35em}{\scriptsize #2}}\xspace}
\newcommand{\nth}[1]		{\mathordinal{#1}{th}}
\newcommand{\textnth}[1]{\textordinal{#1}{th}}
\newcommand{\textfst}{\textordinal{1}{st}}
\newcommand{\textsnd}{\textordinal{2}{nd}}
\newcommand{\textthrd}{\textordinal{3}{rd}}
