8.5" x 11" seems to be the cleanest way to write these numbers in a text. Other proper ways are 8 1/2" x 11", 8.5in x 11in, 8.5 x 11 Inches. However, 8" 1/2, 8"1/2, 8in 1/2 are not proper. The inch symbol " (or in) comes at the end only. Each writing goes with personal preferences, but consistency is key.

Firstly, the meaning of "She's 6 feet tall if she's an inch" is not "She is 6 feet tall, which is very tall", but "She's definitely 6 feet tall" or "I'm very sure she's 6 feet tall". That is, it's an emphatic version of "She's [at least] 6 feet tall", with the emphasis being on the truth of the statement, not necessarily the great height.

He was a 6-foot 5-inch man. (Not: 6-foot-5-inch man, with three hyphens.) She gave birth to a 7-pound 11-ounce baby. (Not: 7-pound-11-ounce baby, with three hyphens.) And, it should be, I believe: He is 6 feet 5 inches tall. (Not: 6 feet, 5 inches tall.) The baby weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces. (Not: 7 pounds, 11 ounces.)

2015年10月24日 · Five-foot six and a half is the only well-understood way to express this height for Americans, so really just about anything else is equally good (bad), so long as you specify the units— thus, my vote would go to 1–3, 5, and 8.

dimensions Use figures and spell out inches, feet, yards, etc., to indicate depth, height, length, and width. Hyphenate adjectival forms before nouns. Hyphenate adjectival forms before nouns. [Relevant examples:] the 5-foot-6-inch man, the 9-by-12 rug

2016年10月23日 · The last two examples in each set deliberately involve more than one unit, just as your own case of six feet and five inches (6ʹ 5ʺ) does. Let’s look at this set: John Clease is six foot five. (this is actually the weird one) John Clease is six *feet five. (not grammatical for me but YYMV) John Clease is six feet, five *inch. (not grammatical)

Hyphenated before a noun, open otherwise: a five-foot-ten quarterback, but five feet ten [inches tall] In a different section, CMoS gives this example: She is five feet nine (or, more colloquially, five foot nine or five nine). So, following these rules in …

Six feet. but if there are any noun following: six foot four inches. or. A six-foot hole/A six-foot drop, but. but, : six feet tall. The reason the last example is "feet" is because although it is followed by another word, that word is an "adjective". A six-foot man/ a man who is six feet tall. We can also see this in other measurements:

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@mplungjan strictly ′ and ″ as in 5′10″. While the straight single- and double-quote we use for the typists convenience are a reasonable substitute in many cases for the prime and double-prime that abbreviate feet and inches, if the one is interested in being strictly correct, as it would seem the OP is, then ′ and ″ should be used.