frogboxer
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Aside from abbreviating height and weight (e.g. 5lb 2oz and 6ft 10in tall), I'd like to know if you agree with the way these are written. Some authorities use comma separators between 'feet' and 'inches', 'pounds' and 'ounces'. (E.g. 8 pounds, 5 ounces; an 8-pound, 5-ounce baby - the same with height. I think this looks horrendous because you're separating a single unit of measurement with commas.)
Do you agree with the punctuation in the examples below?
•Hal is 6 feet 5 inches tall.
•Hal is a 6-foot 5-inch man.
(Not: a 6-foot-5-inch man)
•The newborn weighed 9 pounds 7 ounces.
•a 9-pound 7-ounce newborn
(Not: a 9-pound-7-ounce newborn)
Thank you.
Do you agree with the punctuation in the examples below?
•Hal is 6 feet 5 inches tall.
•Hal is a 6-foot 5-inch man.
(Not: a 6-foot-5-inch man)
•The newborn weighed 9 pounds 7 ounces.
•a 9-pound 7-ounce newborn
(Not: a 9-pound-7-ounce newborn)
Thank you.