Q: Feet and foot

0 I guess it's idiomatic. We (Americans) say it that way all the time. But if you did say "feet" it wouldn't sound wrong either! 0-

0 Thanks, does that apply to " the pole is about 10 foot long", too? Thanks0-

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01cite10Mountain12cite10Thanks, does that apply to " the pole is about 10 foot long", too? Thanks12br
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11b01font00I would say that the pole is ten feet long, but I have a ten-foot-long pole. Don't ask me why.[:^)]02font02b00 0-

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01cite10Mountain12cite10I was listeninging to radio and I heard they described themselves as "I'm 5 foot 10" tall". As fas as I understand, I thought we would use feet because it's more than 1 foot, could someone explain to me when we use foot and feet. Thanks12br
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10Both can be used: ''5 foot 10"

0Because "ten-foot-long" is used as an adjective, and in English adjectives don't take the plural inflection. 050010id1

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00I thought we would use feet because it's more than 1 foot12blockquote

10Yes. That's how I would say it. I think the plural sounds classier; the singular somewhat slang-like. If you want my advice, use the plural in such cases, but accept the singular as a variant that many people use.02br
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mountain I was listeninging to radio and I heard they described themselves as "I'm 5 foot 10" tall". As fas as I understand, I thought we would use feet because it's more than 1 foot, could someone explain to me when we use foot and feet. Thanks

mountain I was listeninging to radio and I heard they described themselves as "I'm 5 foot 1