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#1 02-Aug-2010, 09:30minute vs minutes
do we say:
- I have a 5 minutes presentation
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- I have a 5 minutes presentation?
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#2 02-Aug-2010, 09:36Re: minute vs minutes
When it's used as an adjective like this, we remove the "s", but we use a hyphen.
Originally Posted by Daniellll
I have a five-minute presentation.
My presentation lasts five minutes.
I'm taking a four-week holiday.
I'm going on holiday for four weeks.
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