Is it one and a half hour or one and a half hours?

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breathy
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It is "one and a half hours" considering you have more than one hour ( one hour plus one-half an hour ) hence implying that it is plural and non simply a single hour. both "i" and "a half" are describing the noun "hour", so two. the other way that it could be stated is "one hr and a one-half". the one in this case is the just one describing "hour" and "a half" is also describing "hour" but it wasn't written considering the "hour" was implied (understood just not written). if you lot didn't imply it then information technology would await like this "one hour and a half hr", but that is just silly sounding. anyway, i hope this clears things upwards for those of you who didn't understand.

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Breathy'south caption is admittedly right. It is "one and a one-half hours" considering information technology ways (one hour) + (half an 60 minutes) equals = "one and a half hours" (which means more than than one hour). Equally you know, annihilation counted more than than one is already considered PLURAL, so in that location's no need to get confused virtually that. :lol:

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Unread post by odyssey »

The "correct" class is:
one 60 minutes and a half
a mile and a half
ane ounce and a quarter

However, in normal English usage, native speakers ofttimes say:
one and a half hours
1 and a half miles
ane and a quarter ounces

If you lot doubt the "correct" form, attempt converting an hour and a half (rather than i hour and a half) into plural :roll: