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  1. 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. …

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

    Height and Weight — How to write them when abbreviations are not used Ask Question Asked 11 years, 9 months ago Modified 5 years ago

  3. elevation vs altitude - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    In the airline industry elevation = height above ground and altitude = height above sea level. Altitude is used to calculate air pressure, elevation is used to make sure you don't crash into …

  4. 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 …

  5. 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 …

  6. Which to use: "altitude" or "elevation" in regards to height above …

    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 …

  7. What is the word used to describe things ordered by height?

    Aug 22, 2023 · I’m wondering if there is a word used for using height to order something. Just like we say alphabetical order for things arranged by their spelling, or chronological order for things …

  8. What is a single word which can properly describe age, height, …

    7 I am completing a final assignment for a statistics course, and need a single word to describe age, height, weight and BMI (body mass index).

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

    When punctuating the dimensions of something, if both dimensions share the same units, does the punctuation occur after each measurement or just after the last one. For example, if I'm …

  10. What is the ‘‑ht vs ‑th’ grammar or spelling rule?

    Feb 13, 2023 · Some words end with ‑th while others end with ‑ht. For example: Height, weight, thought, drought, sleight, sight all end with ‑ht. Length, width, breadth, depth, wealth, girth, …