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• Start date Start date Aug 17, 2009

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tallyba

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France French Dear all, Could anyone help me abbreviate "foot/feet" and "inch", as when talking about somebody's height for example: he's 6 feet 3 inches. Thanks a lot in advance M

miker2

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Scotland English It's 6'3".... E

eljuno

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French Salut, "in" is used as the abbreviation for inch "ft" is used as the abbreviation of both foot anf feet. And just a little grammar detail, when you give your height, foot and inch stay singular as the structure is the one of an adjective: " I am 6 foot 3 (6 ft 3)" as it is " I am (a) 6 foot 3 (man or woman) Hope it helps W

williamc

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england english Bonjour, The abbreviations for foot and inch are: ft. and in. Hope it helps!

Gutenberg

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Province de Québec, Canada français international Actually, the abbreviations for inch/inches and foot/feet are: in. and ft He is 6 foot 3. T

tallyba

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France French Thanks a lot to all of you, it sure helps!

SwissPete

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94044 USA Français (CH), AE (California) Can ' and " be considered "abbreviations"? PS: They also apply to minutes and seconds. B

bh7

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Limestone City Canada; English Perhaps not strictly speaking, but these symbols stand for feet and inches and are commonly used by tradesmen in the construction trades (carpenters, plumbers, roofers, etc.) and by the building supply trade. You may also encounter them in clothing supply stores and at your tailor or dressmaker. T

tallyba

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eljuno said: Salut, "in" is used as the abbreviation for inch "ft" is used as the abbreviation of both foot anf feet. And just a little grammar detail, when you give your height, foot and inch stay singular as the structure is the one of an adjective: " I am 6 foot 3 (6 ft 3)" as it is " I am (a) 6 foot 3 (man or woman) Hope it helps Click to expand...

Dear eljuno, Thanks a lot for correcting me! Actually, I intended to write "he is 6 feet 3 inches tall", and forgot "tall". Without tall, you're right, "foot" remains in the singular. Cheers You must log in or register to reply here. Share: Bluesky LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Share Link

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