[General] (a) half an hour's chat ?

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tyrp

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Hello everyone,
Do we need the article with 'a half an hour's chat' (=a half-hour chat) and does the phrase itself sound right? Can we put hyphens in between these words: a half-an-hour chat or will only a half-hour chat do?
Thanks in advance!

 
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Rover_KE

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These are correct:

a half-hour chat
half an hour's chat
 
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