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Tcl Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
feet or foot?
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1- It is a four foot five inches exterior sign or it is a four feet five inches exterior sign.
2- It is a 200 square foot kitchen or It is a 200 square feet kitchen.
1- It is a four foot five inches exterior sign or it is a four feet five inches exterior sign.
2- It is a 200 square foot kitchen or It is a 200 square feet kitchen.
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In both cases "foot" would be normal usage. There is no reason why you cannot use either foot or feet.
- In both cases "foot" would be normal usage.
- There is no reason why you cannot use either foot or feet.
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In both cases "foot" would be normal usage. There is no reason why you cannot use either foot or feet.
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Feebs11In both cases "foot" would be normal usage. There is no reason why you cannot use either foot or feet.And 'inch' in the singular as well.
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In the adjective position, such expressions are always singular.
No one ever says a five-dollars bill, for example.
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No one ever says a five-dollars bill, for example.
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You can use eight-foot boards to side a house, but “foot” is correct only in this sort of adjectival phrase combined with a number (and usually hyphenated). The boards are eight feet (not foot) long. It’s always X feet per second and X feet away.
SOURCE: http://wsu.edu/~brians/errors/foot.html
SOURCE: http://wsu.edu/~brians/errors/foot.html
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