In the United States, most style guides that I have encountered recommend including the second hyphen in situations such as "8-foot-long bridge." Here is how some guides frame their advice. …

Please provide the context for your quotation. Also, have you considered the audience for your work? Many non-American readers may not understand that *five-one" means "five feet & one …

Jan 31, 2012 · 70 When working in a 2D coordinate system you could say that X is the horizontal axis and Y is the vertical axis. Extending this to 3D, is there a similar word for the Z axis? (I'm …

Height and Weight — How to write them when abbreviations are not used Ask Question Asked 11 years, 5 months ago Modified 4 years, 7 months ago

Oct 27, 2014 · I've read once about "x stories" .. Want to know if there is any difference between stories and floors. Or they are just alias for each other used in different variations of English …

In the airline industry elevation = height above ground and altitude = height above sea level. Altitude is used to calculate air pressure, elevation is used to make sure you don't crash into …

7 I am completing a final assignment for a statistics course, and need a single word to describe age, height, weight and BMI (body mass index).

Aug 26, 2011 · As height is not being mentioned here, but rather distance on a horizontal scale, "higher" would be inappropriate. "Bigger" refers to size, not magnitude, and therefore, in this …

Sep 3, 2011 · So height is spelled as a compromise, maintaining the pronunciation of "hight" while being spelled with ei to reflect the Old English ties. The ei form is older--as the OED notes, …

Height and weight written out Ask Question Asked 12 years, 3 months ago Modified 5 years, 11 months ago