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Subject: five foot six Carson stands just five foot six with slumped shoulders and an ordinary face
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5 футов, 6 дюймов Some people in New England and the South use constructions such as three foot and five mile in place of Standard English three feet and five miles in certain contexts. Some speakers extend this practice to measures of time, as in He was gone three year, though this is not as common. Interestingly, such constructions are used only if a specific numeral (other than one) precedes the noun. Thus, She gave me four gallon of cider can be heard in vernacular speech; however, no one would say She gave me gallon of cider for She gave me gallons of cider. This is because the numeral makes apparent the plural meaning that would not be specified if both the numeral and the plural form were omitted. (http://www.bartleby.com/61/51/F0235100.html) |
| это вроде как 1 м 67 см |
| 5'6" (five feet six inches)-о росте человека. |
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the word "foot" has two plural forms, "FOOT" and "FEET" - when used as a measurement. Of the two, "feet" is more usual for precise measurements, and is more formal. "Foot" sounds more informal - thus in everyday speech, "He's six foot two" is a common construction. "He's six foot two inches" would, however, sound more awkward than: "He's six feet two inches." с) из сети |
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