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Old 30-Jun-2004, 10:32
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Default "six feet six" or "six foot six" ?

Dear teachers,
Please look at the following sentence:
he has brown hair and he's six foot six.
I think the sentence is wrong, but I am not sure.
When we talk about people's height, should we use "foot" or "feet"?

Thanks
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Old 30-Jun-2004, 12:04
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Default Re: "six feet six" or "six foot six" ?

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Originally Posted by japanjapan
Dear teachers,
Please look at the following sentence:
he has brown hair and he's six foot six.
I think the sentence is wrong, but I am not sure.
When we talk about people's height, should we use "foot" or "feet"?

Thanks
six foot six is OK.
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