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Homerfarmsby Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Height

Please answer all three. Thanks.

He stood 6 foot 6. Hyphens? Should it be ... 6-foot-6? Yes or no?

He is 6 feet 6. OK as written? Yes or no?

The 6-foot-6 actor ... OK with hyphens? Yes or no?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Can you write He's 6'1" tall? He's a 6'1" man? and still be correct?

— Homerfarmsby

  • Can you write He's 6'1" tall?
  • He's a 6'1" man?
  • and still be correct?
  • How do you correctly quote it when you have both the single (') and double (") apostrophe within the quote?
  • ' Thanks.
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Can you write

He's 6'1" tall?

He's a 6'1" man?

and still be correct?

How do you correctly quote it when you have both the single (') and double (") apostrophe within the quote?

"He's a 6'1" man."

'He's a 6'1" man.'

Thanks.
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All your examples are correct.
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Dear Homerfarmsby,

In medical English, it is written as : He is 6 feet and 6 inches.

Regards,
sri
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