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Is it "0.4 miles away" or "0.4 mile away"?

My intuition tells the first form is correct, but a colleague isn't convinced.

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    It’s zero point four miles but four tenths of a mile.
    – tchrist ♦
    Commented Oct 20, 2014 at 13:10
  • Any number point any number is plural.
    – RegDwigнt
    Commented Oct 20, 2014 at 13:18

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