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Old September 19, 2019, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Rusty View Post
If you're giving your height, and you're '5 ft 7 in' tall, you say, "I'm five foot seven." The inches are understood.

In casual conversation this can even be shortened to "I'm five seven." The feet and inches are both understood.


EDIT: An interesting thing to note is that when describing a person's height, you say "five foot" not "five feet." I'm sure there is an interesting explanation as to why.
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Last edited by Tomisimo; September 19, 2019 at 04:50 PM. Reason: Adding a note.
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