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Bamtori Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

7 feet of height / a height of 7 feet

0 I looked up these two expressions on Google and got a lot of results for both of them. Can I use them exchangeably? 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 00I wouldn't say they can be interchanged. 02br 02br 01font 00a height of seven feet 02font 00He fell from a height of seven feet. 02br 02br 00Other ways to talk about height include: He is seven feet tall.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00I wouldn't say they can be interchanged.
  • 02br 02br 01font 00a height of seven feet 02font 00He fell from a height of seven feet.
  • 02br 02br 00Other ways to talk about height include: He is seven feet tall.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00I wouldn't say they can be interchanged. Much depends on the context you use them in.02br
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01font00seven feet of height02font00 I don't think this would be so commonly said.02br
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01font00a height of seven feet 02font00He fell from a
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0Clive, the sentence that "# feet of height" was in is like this: 02br
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01font00"All persons under 5 five feet of height went to bed."02font0-
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0Hi,02br
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00It's more idoiomatic to say '01font00All persons under 5 five feet 01font00in02font01font00 02font00height went to bed." 00or 01font00"All persons under 5 five feet 01font00tall02
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