One more flavor.

sub ordinal {
    return "$_[0]nd" if $_[0] =~ /(?<!1)2$/;
    return "$_[0]rd" if $_[0] =~ /(?<!1)3$/;
    return "$_[0]st" if $_[0] =~ /(?<!1)1$/;
    return "$_[0]th";
}
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