'six-foot/feet-tall'

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Which is correct: ‘six-foot-tall woman’ OR ‘six-feet-tall woman’ ?

2

Hi,

When you are talking about measurements in time and space you use the singular form of the noun when you use it as an adjective before the word you are describing. You say: a six-foot tall woman in contrast to: The woman is six feet tall. Again: a three-hour journey and the journey lasts three hours.

Alan

3

Mr. Alan,
I want to buy 2 kilos of potatoes.
I want to buy two-kilo potatoes.
Which one is correct?

4

Hi,

This

makes sense but this

doesn’t really make sense unless you are talking about potatoes, each of which weighs 2 kilos.

Alan

5

Can I say:
I want to buy three two-kilo potato bags.

6

Almost:
I want to buy three two-kilo bags of potatoes.