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do you say 5 feet, 4 inch woman or 5 foot - dawn


Posted: May 29, 2011

5 feet or 5 foot. I think it should be 1 foot and anything over 1, then feet, but now its sounding weird. I always type feet. Just wondering what other people do.

5 feet 4 inches, no comma - MT-nm

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It depends... - no1joe

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If the height measurement is being used before or after the word "woman." If it is being used before, it would be, for example, "The patient is a 5-foot-4-inch woman." If it is being used after, it would be "The patient is a woman who stands 5 feet 4 inches tall."

thank you :) - dawn

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no1joe is correct - nm

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Inform QA.

that's a good question - sm

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I've always been corrected when I use ..-foot, to ..-feet.
But 5-feet-4-inches woman sounds weird.
A 5-foot-4-inch woman sounds better, but, again, I have always been corrected on this by QA.
Would love to know what is the correct wording.


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