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Teo Posted 19 years ago
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156 cm
Can we read 156 cm as one and fifty-six centimeters?
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Usually you'd say "a hundred and fifty-six centimetres" or "one hundred and fifty-six centimetres". In the USA, they sometimes leave out the 'and' - "one hundred fifty-six" - but they don't typically measure in the metric system, as far as I know. You could also say "one metre, fifty-six centimetres" or "one point five six metres".
- Usually you'd say "a hundred and fifty-six centimetres" or "one hundred and fifty-six centimetres".
- In the USA, they sometimes leave out the 'and' - "one hundred fifty-six" - but they don't typically measure in the metric system, as far as I know.
- You could also say "one metre, fifty-six centimetres" or "one point five six metres".
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Usually you'd say "a hundred and fifty-six centimetres" or "one hundred and fifty-six centimetres". In the USA, they sometimes leave out the 'and' - "one hundred fifty-six" - but they don't typically measure in the metric system, as far as I know.
You could also say "one metre, fifty-six centimetres" or "one point five six metres".
You could also say "one metre, fifty-six centimetres" or "one point five six metres".
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Actually in this case, I think that most Americans would use the "and", even if they had a habit of usually omitting it.
>> but they don't typically measure in the metric system, as far as I know. <<
That's true, and I would say most wouldn't have that strong of a concept of exactly how long 156 centimeters is. All Americans know how long a centimeter is, but 156 of
>> but they don't typically measure in the metric system, as far as I know. <<
That's true, and I would say most wouldn't have that strong of a concept of exactly how long 156 centimeters is. All Americans know how long a centimeter is, but 156 of
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TeoCan we read 156 cm as one and fifty-six centimeters?Hi,
I'd say "one hundred fifty-six centimeters".
I don't know if reading it as "one fifty-six" is common when numbers are followed by units of measurement. However, without units, you can read 156 as "one fifty-six", if you want to read it the fast way.
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>> I'd say "one hundred fifty-six centimeters". <<
That sounds like something that CMDR Data the android would say. It sounds a bit pedantic.
That sounds like something that CMDR Data the android would say. It sounds a bit pedantic.
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