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Affix Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
the sofa measures 3 feet by 7feet
Which figure is the height? And the width???? [:^)] (c)
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There is not enough information. However, I have never seen a sofa that was 7 feet (~2 m) high so I'd guess that 7 feet is the width.
- There is not enough information.
- However, I have never seen a sofa that was 7 feet (~2 m) high so I'd guess that 7 feet is the width.
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There is not enough information.
However, I have never seen a sofa that was 7 feet (~2 m) high so I'd guess that 7 feet is the width.
However, I have never seen a sofa that was 7 feet (~2 m) high so I'd guess that 7 feet is the width.
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That's true! But we do have a grammar rule in this kind of situation right??? So what's that??
What's the order of these two figures in a formal situation???
What's the order of these two figures in a formal situation???
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I don't know of any grammar rule for this. Maybe someone else does. Besides, if there were a grammar rule, you'd have to trust that everyone followed it. Trusting a buliding contractor or furniture salesperson to follow an obscure rule of grammar would be crazy.
Anyone concerned with the actual measurements of the sofa would write something like one of these:
The sofa is 3 fee
Anyone concerned with the actual measurements of the sofa would write something like one of these:
The sofa is 3 fee
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A word of warning:
You may sometimes hear Americans say the word "height" as if it ends with a TH.
They do this because they learned to pronouce the word incorrectly when they were young.
They made a mistaken mental connection between height and width and depth.
Width and depth do end with a TH sound, but height ends with a T and rhymes with bite.
You may sometimes hear Americans say the word "height" as if it ends with a TH.
They do this because they learned to pronouce the word incorrectly when they were young.
They made a mistaken mental connection between height and width and depth.
Width and depth do end with a TH sound, but height ends with a T and rhymes with bite.
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