Is it right to say "The man is six foot tall." or "The man is six feet tall."?
2007-01-28 08:22:32 · 10 answers · asked by Thia R 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
For some reason, people who deal in carpentry and the like say "six foot". But "six feet" is correct.
2007-01-28 08:31:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The man is six feet tall. Saying "six foot tall" is just slang.
2007-01-28 08:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by Heywood J Helpaguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The man is six feet tall" is correct. Or "He is a six foot tall man."
2007-01-28 08:28:00 · answer #3 · answered by Raine M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
six feet tall
2007-01-28 08:25:59 · answer #4 · answered by laughablebunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Six FEET tall. :-)
2007-01-28 08:26:10 · answer #5 · answered by staticx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 feet; it's more than one foot.
2007-01-28 08:30:24 · answer #6 · answered by Sassygirlzmom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Six feet tall", I would presume.
2007-01-28 08:26:16 · answer #7 · answered by Hmmm? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
feet
2007-01-28 08:26:15 · answer #8 · answered by jmprince01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
six feet,
2007-01-28 08:25:30 · answer #9 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the second one
2007-01-28 08:37:32 · answer #10 · answered by moonlight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋