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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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"15-minute delayed" or "15 minutes delayed"?

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00I would like to ask which of the following sentence(s) is correct?02br
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001. The data is 15-minute delayed.02br
002. The data is 15-minute-delayed.02br
003. The data is 15 minutes delayed.02br
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00Thanks for your help.02br
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00Michael0-
  

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0Michael, none of them sounds like the usual; I would say '01i 00the data is delayed 15 minutes02i 00' or '01i 00there is a 15-minute delay in/with/for the data02i 00'. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 0Michael, none of them sounds like the usual; I would say '01i 00the data is delayed 15 minutes02i 00' or '01i 00there is a 15-minute delay in/with/for the data02i 00'.
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0Michael, none of them sounds like the usual; I would say '01i00the data is delayed 15 minutes02i00' or '01i00there is a 15-minute delay in/with/for the data02i00'. Nevertheless, I suppose that #3 is OK; the other two seem wrong.0-
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0 I think #3 is the right one 0-
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10Michael, none of them sounds like the usual; I would say '11i10the data is delayed 15 minutes12i10' or '11i10there is a 15-minute delay in/with/for the data12i10'. 12br
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10Mr Micawber, you are right. 01i0015 mi
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