Would you tell me which do you usually use for a distance?
1. a quarter mile
2. a thousand feet
Both are not the same, but I want you to tell me the likeliness to use.
Excuse me, not likeliness but tendency.
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If you're saying how far you have to walk or drive, you'll probably say"a quarter mile".
If you're measuring the length or height of something like a street or a building, you'll probably say "a thousand feet".
CJ