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  2. punctuation - What's the proper way to punctuate inches when...

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    @FumbleFingers I would say the opposite, literally (as in, "8 and a half by 11 inches"), and WRT your assertion that "possibly most" would say it like you do. Ib fact, where anecdotal experience is concerned, I believe I hear simply "8 and a half by 11"—no unit at all—with much greater frequency. This is esp. true when it is used as a noun ...

  3. Is the double prime symbol (″) the correct symbol to use when specifying inches? For example: 3′11″

  4. Feet vs. inches '' or - Answers

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    There are 6.333333308 feet in 76 inches. 76 inches x .0833333333 feet/1 inch = 6.333333308 feet 1 inches = 0.0833333333 feet Related questions What is 6 feet 9 inches minus 5 feet 11 inches?

  5. but. but, : six feet tall. The reason the last example is "feet" is because although it is followed by another word, that word is an "adjective". A six-foot man/ a man who is six feet tall. We can also see this in other measurements: Six-inch ruler/six inches long. 25-mile journey/ 25 miles long.

  6. Height and Weight - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

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    five feet seven inches. 4 lb 3 oz. 5 hr 10 min. His age is 6 years 4 months 12 days. On the other hand, the house style at the publisher I work for has long required a comma between hours and minutes when reporting timed results of performance tests—such as "4 hours, 39 minutes."

  7. How tall is 39 inches in feet and inches? - Answers

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    There are 12 inches in one foot. Therefore, 39 inches is equal to 39/12 = 3 remainder 3 or 3 feet 3 inches.

  8. What is 120 x 160 cm converted to feet and inches? - Answers

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    120*160 cm = 19200 cm. This represents a length of 629 feet 11 inches, approx. What size is a 120 and 160 cm rug into. 629 feet 11 inch approximately. 62.99. To convert 120 x 160 cm to feet, you ...

  9. Does one hyphenate height when given in feet and inches?

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    Hyphenated before a noun, open otherwise: a five-foot-ten quarterback, but five feet ten [inches tall] In a different section, CMoS gives this example: She is five feet nine (or, more colloquially, five foot nine or five nine). So, following these rules in a colloquial vein: She was a five-two ball of fire.

  10. What is 1 meter 78 centimeters in feet and inches? - Answers

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    1.78 meters = 5.83989501 feet. 1m 78cm equates to 5 feet 10.08 inches. Q: What is 1 meter 78 centimeters in feet and inches? Well, isn't that just a happy little conversion we have here! 1 meter ...

  11. What is 4 feet 11 inches in inches? - Answers

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    A height of 4 feet 9 inches would be nearly 145 centimeters (144.78 cm or 1.4478 m). To convert, simply multiply the number of inches (in this case 57) by 2.54. What is 123 cm in inches?