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Rishonly Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Time and a half

0First, hourly workers are typically paid 01i01b00time and a half 02b02i00 for overtime and double time for weekends and holidays.02br
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00In the above original sentence, can I use "one and a half time" instead of "time and a half"? Is "time and a half" a valid usage?0-
  

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0 "time and a half" is a fixed expression. 02br 00 CJ0-

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0 "time and a half" is a fixed expression. As such it is the only way to say it.02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10"time and a half" is a fixed expression. As such it is the only way to say it.12br
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10Thanks, CJ. So, it is incorrect to say "one and a half time" or "one-and-a-half time". Right?0-

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