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Which one is right:
I'd like to stay there one and a half week/one and a half weeks.
I'd like to stay there one and a half week/one and a half weeks.
Which one is right: I'd like to stay there one and a half week/one and a half weeks.
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Yes.
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Can you now answer your question? In my opinion, "a week and a half" is more frequently heard.
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So when there is more than one of something, do we use the singular or the plural?
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Plural.
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I'd like to stay there one and a half weeks.
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Yes! Note that in an exam situation, it would be better to say "I'd like to stay there for ...".
As riquecohen already said, "I'd like to stay there for a week and a half" is more natural and common. You can also say "I'd like to stay there for ten/eleven days" (one and a half weeks is ten and a half days, an unlikely length of stay).
As riquecohen already said, "I'd like to stay there for a week and a half" is more natural and common. You can also say "I'd like to stay there for ten/eleven days" (one and a half weeks is ten and a half days, an unlikely length of stay).
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