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

    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

  2. american english - How to express someone's height in metric

    Oct 24, 2015 · 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. Height and weight written out - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Height and weight written out Ask Question Asked 13 years ago Modified 6 years, 7 months ago

  5. 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. …

  6. orthography - Spelling of "high" vs "height" - English Language

    Sep 3, 2011 · 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 …

  7. Origin of "height" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    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...

  8. 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

  9. punctuation - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    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 …

  10. Pronunciation of the words 'height' and 'weight'

    Dec 6, 2014 · Why is "height" an "weight" pronounced differently, when the spellings are so similar? Is there any logical explanation or it evolved that way?