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Why isn't “hour” in “it's a 5 hour drive” plural? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Pluralization rule for “five-year-old children”, “20 pound note”, “10 mile run”
If one asked how long the drive takes, I would say ...
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The correct way to say something is hired on an hourly basis
Which of the following is correct?
We hire our bicycle...
by the hour.
by hours.
by an hour.
for hours.
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“In second” or “in seconds” when talking about time [closed]
When talking about time as a unit, which one is correct, in second or in seconds?
For example:
How long does it take to complete the task in second?
or
How long does it take to complete the ...
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When do we need to add 's' to a numeric year?
I have found some statements using the format years instead of year. When do we use years like 1950s and 2010s, rather than year like 1950 and 2010?
Fish stocks here began to decline in the 1950s, ...
