Six foot tall or six feet tall

[nq:1] to me: I am six foot tall. Is this proper English or should it be: I am six feet ... "inches" is actually spoken): one might even say "I am nearly six feet tall, but he's only five foot eight."[/nq]
When a person's weight is given in stones, a somewhat old-fashioned British measure (equivalent to 1/8 cwt. or 14 lbs.), it nearly always appears in the singular, whether or not there are a

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[nq:1]When a person's weight is given in stones, a somewhat old-fashioned British measure (equivalent to 1/8 cwt. or 14 lbs.)[/nq]
Measurement of one's weight in stones may be old, but I find the description "somewhat old-fashioned" a bit odd: it's no more "old- fashioned" than, say, measuring distance in inches or miles.

(It certainly shows no sign of dying out i

[nq:1] to me: I am six foot tall. Is this proper English or should it be: I am six feet tall. ?Or, are both versions correct? It seems to me I have heard it both ways before.[/nq]
In idiomatic English, the adjective forms typically use the singular of measures:

. a six-foot-tall man

. a ten-pound weight

. a seven-course meal

and so on.

In ac

[nq:1] to me: I am six foot tall. Is this proper English or should it be: I am six feet tall. ?Or, are both versions correct? It seems to me I have heard it both ways before.[/nq]
' Each one a six-foot bow could bend. ' It is also common to use the expression 'S/he is a six-footer' 'I am six foot tall' would be considered dialect by most, certainly on this side (right) of the pond, but not,

[nq:1]Measurement of one's weight in stones may be old, but I find the description "somewhat old-fashioned" a bit odd: it's ... were still in widespread use; I'd thought they'd been largely superseded by pounds even before 'metrication'. Thanks for the correction.[/nq]
In what units do British drivers' licences or other pieces of identification record one's height and weight? Here they've bee

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[nq:2](It certainly shows no sign of dying out in this ... measure in kilos and stones, rather than kilos and pounds.)[/nq]
[nq:1]I wasn't aware that stones were still in widespread use; I'd thought they'd been largely superseded by pounds even before 'metrication'. Thanks for the correction. In what units do British drivers' licences or other

[nq:1]When a person's weight is given in stones, a somewhat old-fashioned British measure (equivalent to 1/8 cwt. or 14 lbs.), ... singular, whether or not there are any 'odd' pounds: "I weigh nine stone five (pounds)," and "He weighs twelve stone."[/nq]
I would venture to say that (in this context) the plural of "stone" is "stone". No-one, ever, would say "stones" when referring to weight.