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wwg139580
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 Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:04 pm Post subject: " by yard" or " by the yard" |
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Hello.
Can you tell me when I can use "by yard" and when " by the yare"?.
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CP
Joined: 12 Jun 2006
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Location: California
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I have never heard it other than "by the yard." Fabric is sold by the yard. American football fields are 100 yards long, and progress in the game is measured by the yard.
A yard is three feet, about .91 meters.
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