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The magician sawed his assistant...

The magician sawed his assistant...

in half
in halves
Either


Votes: 183 Comments: 2 Added: December 2004
Comments:
MrTrilby - 31st January 2006 20:52
"In half" implies that there are two pieces, making "halves" redundant.
 
Vidableek - 27th February 2008 23:26
Saying "in halves" would work if you were splitting two different objects at one time. i.e. They split the pizzas each into halves.
 
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