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  1. word choice - How to say "almost exactly 1 hour"? - English Language ...

    5 The customary, normal, and most common way to say about one hour in a way to make it more close to exactly one hour is to say just about one hour. That’s because just here modifies about in a way to …

  2. How to write lengths of time in a short way with numbers

    Mar 29, 2017 · 1 out of 54 - a ratio probably many others So your best bet is to know your target audience. For example office workers that always work 9am to 5pm will see 1:54 is 1 hour 54 mins. …

  3. Is it hour or hours when used in a phrase? [duplicate]

    Aug 26, 2014 · 1 Usually a decimal portion of an hour is followed by "hours". Like 2.5 hours, 1.5 hours, 0.5 hours etc. However normally we say half an hour or thirty minutes not 0.5 hrs.

  4. English notation for hour, minutes and seconds

    May 17, 2013 · From the time 01:00:00 to the time 02:34:56 is a duration of 1 hour, 34 minutes and 56 seconds (1h 34′ 56″) Prime markers start single and are multiplied for susbsequent appearances, so …

  5. Does "within an hour" mean before, after, or both?

    Nov 26, 2010 · Does within mean before or after? Or does it mean both? For example, Do not drink or eat within an hour of taking these pills.

  6. Should you hyphenate 'one hour session'? - English Language & Usage ...

    Mar 23, 2018 · The phrase two-hour session should have a hyphen, because you are making a singular of what is actually plural, i.e. two hours. But what about a one hour session? Should that be 'one …

  7. How to write numbers one after the other in different context

    1 I agree with the previously-mentioned preference for five 2-hour sessions, with "5 two-hour sessions" nearby in preference. However, what I would do for a case like this is to reword the phrase as either …

  8. abbreviation of units of measure: 'hours' vs. 'minutes'

    Sep 3, 2013 · Standard units of measure have standard abbreviations. The hour and minute are not standard units (the standard unit is the second, symbol s), and consequently their abbreviations are …

  9. Is the phrase, "one and half an hour" correct? [closed]

    It is pretty hard to misunderstood "one and half an hour", and Language is actually about communicating, not constructing grammatically correct utterances, however helpful they are–as a …

  10. "three, hour-long sessions" vs. "three hour-long sessions"

    Nov 14, 2016 · To me, three, hour-long sessions implies 3 lots of 1 hour, tri-partite; three hour-long sessions implies that the interview is cut up into any number of sessions, each three lasting three hours.