You’re absolutely right about ‘five foot tall’; if you’re talking to someone or writing and don’t need to be formal, saying that you’re ‘five foot tall’ is fine. However, to say you are ‘five feet tall’ is correct and is probably safer when you’re writing in English.
Is it two feet or two foot?
Message: ‘foot’ is the singular form of ‘feet’.
Is it 5 foot or feet?
This is a common way of saying, “I am 5 feet 6 inches tall.” However, when the person’s height is an exact number of feet –without inches — we use the plural form. I am 5 feet. He is 6 feet tall.
But, you would describe the individual as “the 7-foot center.” As a rule of thumb, if the measurement comes before the noun, it should be counted as an adjective and should not be used in its plural form.
How do you write 5ft 2in?
If it’s being used as an adjective, you might add hyphens. “His five-foot-two-inch body was thin as a rail.” You can use numbers if you prefer—”He was 5’2″ and small for his age”—no spaces, and be sure to add the mark for inches. There’s no absolute right or wrong here.
Children is the plural form of the word child and is used to refer to a group of or many youngsters who are below the age of puberty.
Is it 30 foot or 30 feet?
I’d say that when you use ‘foot’ as an ADJECTIVE, you keep the singular, thus ‘a thirty-foot tree,’ NOT ‘a thirty feet tree’. On the other hand, when ‘foot’ is followed by adjectives describing measurement e.g. high, tall, deep, etc; you use ‘feet’, NOT foot (The tree is thirty feet tall).
How do you write 5 feet?
Help! A. Usually, a hyphen is unnecessary: write “five feet, two inches tall,” “five feet, two inches,” “five foot two,” and so forth. But a hyphen is helpful in expressions such as “five-two.” If you write 5′2″, there’s no space after the sign for feet (a prime symbol).
10 foot is informal. Many builders and tradespeople use it. If you want to be formal, say 10 feet. You will never be wrong if you say 10 feet.
Is it one foot or one feet?
Well, “one” is singular, so the only possible choice is one foot.
How do you write 6 feet tall?
You can also write heights as simple as “five feet, six inches,” “five foot six,” and so forth. A hyphen will also be helpful if you’re writing it really short, such as “five-six.” You can also write it out using a quotation mark.
How do you write 6.5 feet?
You can also write heights as simple as “five feet, six inches,” “five foot six,” and so forth. A hyphen will also be helpful if you’re writing it really short, such as “five-six.” You can also write it out using a quotation mark. For example, 5’6” will still be the correct way to write a height.
You could write either 5’5″, or 5 ft. 5 in. I prefer five feet five inches, but I hear five foot five inches probably more than I hear feet, in common usage.
Is it correct to say fishes?
The plural of fish is usually fish. When referring to more than one species of fish, especially in a scientific context, you can use fishes as the plural. The zodiac sign Pisces is also often referred to as fishes.
Is mice singular or plural?
noun, plural mice [mahys].
What is the plural form of Fox?
/ (fɒks) / noun plural foxes or fox.
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