Height and weight written out
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Which to use: "altitude" or "elevation" in regards to height above sea
1 The altitude is the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level; the elevation is the height above a given level, especially the sea level. The flight data include airspeed and altitude.
Why don''t we pluralize "foot" in measurements?
For example, to answer the question, "How tall are you?" valid answers include: Five feet. Five foot three. Five feet, three inches. Why the discrepancy between feet and foot, seemingly only in the
Height and Weight
Height and Weight — How to write them when abbreviations are not used Ask Question Asked 12 years, 1 month ago Modified 5 years, 4 months ago
Is there a single word for "of varying heights"?
That only works if they is a canopy overhead, and ''multiple understories'' is ambiguous, it could be taken to mean multiple discrete areas of under storey vegetation which might share a height.
Origin of "height"
According to Etymonline, Height, has many different possible origins. height (n.) Old English hiehþu, Anglian hehþo "highest part or point, summit; the heavens, heaven," from root of heah "hi...
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So height is spelled as a compromise, maintaining the pronunciation of "hight" while being spelled with ei to reflect the Old English ties. The ei form is older--as the OED notes, hight was
Does one hyphenate height when given in feet and inches?
Please provide the context for your quotation. Also, have you considered the audience for your work? Many non-American readers may not understand that *five-one" means "five feet & one inch"; British
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In the United States, most style guides that I have encountered recommend including the second hyphen in situations such as "8-foot-long bridge." Here is how some guides frame their advice. From
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12 If someone is 169cm tall, what is the most common way of saying their height in metres and centimetres in American/Australian/British English? I''m not interested in converting