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0.5 hour or 0.5 hours

 
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mfung



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:53 am    Post subject: 0.5 hour or 0.5 hours Reply with quote

We say half an hour, but we say point five hour or point five hours?
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lotus



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, we can say .5 hours.


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't understand why the plural form hours is used , because 0.5 hour is less than one hour.
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