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WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by kalvoken(op): 11:16am On Mar 23, 2023

A topic on the front on how alligator in USA is terrorising the area reads "huge 10-foot long alligator...." The promted me to look up the how correct the form in which the unit of measurement was used.

Here, I discoverd that since its serving as adjective, it is correct to use it in singular form, but it has to be accompanied with hyphen (10-foot-tall alligator...).

On the other hand, when it serves as noun, the plural form is used (The alligator is 10 FEET long)

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Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by buhariPLEASEdie: 11:24am On Mar 23, 2023

kalvoken:
A topic on the front on how alligator in USA is terrorising the area reads "huge 10-foot long alligator...." The promted me to look up the how correct the form in which the unit of measurement was used.

Here, I discoverd that since its serving as adjective, it is correct to use it in singular form, but it has to be accompanied with hyphen (10-foot-tall alligator...).

On the other hand, when it serves as noun, the plural form is used (The alligator is 10 FEET long)

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10 feet long sir......

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Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by buhariPLEASEdie: 11:25am On Mar 23, 2023

kalvoken:
A topic on the front on how alligator in USA is terrorising the area reads "huge 10-foot long alligator...." The promted me to look up the how correct the form in which the unit of measurement was used.

Here, I discoverd that since its serving as adjective, it is correct to use it in singular form, but it has to be accompanied with hyphen (10-foot-tall alligator...).

On the other hand, when it serves as noun, the plural form is used (The alligator is 10 FEET long)

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10 feet long sir......

Americans speak jargons

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Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by godofuck231: 11:32am On Mar 23, 2023

when the phrase is used as a whole to describe something (when it functions as an adjective phrase before the noun), you hypenate it and use the singular form of the measurement." and one of your examples is: "six-foot-tall man".

And then: "If the description comes after the verb you don't use hyphens and you use the plural form of the measurement." and the example is "the man is six feet tall

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Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by matrix199(m): 12:50pm On Mar 23, 2023

Hmm

Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by efembaba(m): 2:02pm On Mar 23, 2023

it's like this:
a 10-foot long ........
10 feet long....
e.g.

A 10 foot long pole was erected on the road

The pole is 10 feet long

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Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by silibaba: 2:52pm On Mar 23, 2023

efembaba:
it's like this:
a 10-foot long ........
10 feet long....
e.g.

A 10 foot long pole was erected on the road

The pole is 10 feet long

SUPU

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Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by oz4real83(m): 3:16pm On Mar 23, 2023

A ten foot long is correct. The same way you can't say ten "millions" naira cheesy

, it is ten "million" naira.

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Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by LocalStandard1(m): 4:12pm On Mar 23, 2023

kalvoken:
A topic on the front on how alligator in USA is terrorising the area reads "huge 10-foot long alligator...." The promted me to look up the how correct the form in which the unit of measurement was used.
Here, I discoverd that since its serving as adjective, it is correct to use it in singular form, but it has to be accompanied with hyphen (10-foot-tall alligator...).
On the other hand, when it serves as noun, the plural form is used (The alligator is 10 FEET long)
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Both the statements are actually right.

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Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by Yohans(m): 4:45pm On Mar 23, 2023

Both statements are correct.

Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by lazynairalander1: 5:05pm On Mar 23, 2023

Right from my primary school I have always had difficulties with English.
I prefer mathematics, numbers and figures.

OP thanks for that update I've learnt something new today

Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by talk2hb1(m): 5:08pm On Mar 23, 2023

Since it’s 1 Feet Long, what’s wrong with 10feets long.
Feet is a unit of measurement

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Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by talk2hb1(m): 5:10pm On Mar 23, 2023

kalvoken:
A topic on the front on how alligator in USA is terrorising the area reads "huge 10-foot long alligator...." The promted me to look up the how correct the form in which the unit of measurement was used.

Here, I discoverd that since its serving as adjective, it is correct to use it in singular form, but it has to be accompanied with hyphen (10-foot-tall alligator...).

On the other hand, when it serves as noun, the plural form is used (The alligator is 10 FEET long)

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Their is nothing like foot in measurement, we only have feet.

Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by economania(m): 5:10pm On Mar 23, 2023

As a logistics student

40 feet Equivalent unit (40th ft equivalent unit.

Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by chukxie(m): 8:38pm On Mar 23, 2023

I have a nine-year old daughter. >> My daughter is nine years old. Simple!

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Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by Gadafii: 5:17am On Mar 24, 2023

You Dey stress your self over these people whose English composition is weird, Some if these Americans actually need the IELTs more than most Africans r Nigerians

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Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by kalvoken(op): 7:11am On Mar 24, 2023

[quote author=talk2hb1 post=122006083]Their is nothing like foot in measurement,

I disagree. Just like meter and meters, we have foot and feet.

Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by Ray07(m): 7:49am On Mar 24, 2023

[quote author=kalvoken post=122017986][/quote]foot and feet is actually same in measurement. American prefer to use foot as feet for their measurements.

Re: WHICH IS CORRECT: 10-foot Long, 10 Feet Long. by chicoMX(m): 9:58am On Mar 24, 2023

both are correct, it depends on usage.

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