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NinaLemon
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Jeannine
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Quick Grammar question
How would you write this:
0.63 mile
or
0.63 miles
TIA!
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Posted 6/8/10 2:14 PM  |
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bicosi
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Re: Quick Grammar question
I would write
0.63 mile(s) to be safe lol
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| Posted 6/8/10 2:18 PM |
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NinaLemon
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Re: Quick Grammar question
Posted by bicosi
I would write
0.63 mile(s) to be safe lol
LOL, I like the way you think!
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| Posted 6/8/10 2:21 PM |
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SusiBee
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Re: Quick Grammar question
0.63 miles is my guess.
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| Posted 6/8/10 2:35 PM |
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Re: Quick Grammar question
0.63M
or 6/10th of a mile
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| Posted 6/8/10 2:47 PM |
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klingklang77
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Re: Quick Grammar question
.63 of a mile.
6/10ths of a mile to estimate
or
six-tenths of a mile for something more formal.
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| Posted 6/8/10 2:52 PM |
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hcsf
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Re: Quick Grammar question
I would write approx 1/2 a mile.
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| Posted 6/8/10 2:53 PM |
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NinaLemon
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Re: Quick Grammar question
Thanks for the suggestions, I have to be specific with the distance so I can't round it. I probably should have given the context:
View from (road name) Southbound, approximately 0.63 mile west-northwest of the proposed site location.
To me, 0.63 miles sounds more fluid but my client asked me to change it to 0.63 mile (which of course I did), but it sounds odd to me. I was just wondering what most people would have used.
Thanks for the suggestions!
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| Posted 6/8/10 3:41 PM |
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bicosi
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Re: Quick Grammar question
I'd go with whatever way the client would want it 
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| Posted 6/8/10 3:42 PM |
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NinaLemon
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Re: Quick Grammar question
Posted by bicosi
I'd go with whatever way the client would want it
I agree, that is the ultimate answer, I was just wondering what others thought 
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| Posted 6/8/10 3:49 PM |
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Re: Quick Grammar question
Originally I thought 0.63 mile was correct because it was less than one. However, from what I found online (so take that for what it's worth) it should be 0.63 miles. You would only use the singular form if the number ended in one.
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| Posted 6/8/10 4:01 PM |
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