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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

A 6-foot, 3-inch-tall man or a 6-foot, 3-inch tall man?

a 6-foot, 3-inch-tall man or a 6-foot, 3-inch tall man?

Confused.

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Hi, #1. But really, more natural would be a 6-foot, 3-inch man or a man who was 6 foot 3. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, #1.
  • But really, more natural would be a 6-foot, 3-inch man or a man who was 6 foot 3.
  • Clive
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Hi,

#1.

But really, more natural would be

a 6-foot, 3-inch man

or

a man who was 6 foot 3.



Clive
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Wouldn't it be:

a man who was 6 feet 3 (as in 6 feet, 3 inches tall) -- not 6 foot, 3 inches tall.
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Hi,

I said 6 foot 3 because I see it as an adjectival phrase.



Clive
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