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 More options Sep 9 2004, 11:15 am
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From: Tom <T...@hilfter.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 11:15:33 -0400
Local: Thurs, Sep 9 2004 11:15 am
Subject: Re: Half hour or half an hour
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On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 10:38:12 -0400, Tony Cooper

<tony_cooper...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 14:58:51 +0100, "Mike Mooney"
><m.j.moo...@bradford.ac.uk> wrote:

>>"Mark Barratt" <mark.barr...@enternet.hu> wrote in message
>>news:2qb0otFtik1bU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>> Goofy wrote:

>>> > Should I say 'half hour' or 'half an hour'?  For example, I waited half
>>> > (an) hour to get on the bus.

>>> I would say "(for) half an hour", here.

>>> > Or there is half-(an)-hour break before the class.

>>> This one would be "a half-hour break".

>>> The difference seems to be whether the expression is being used as a
>>> noun or as an adjective.

>>> > For this matter, also 'half second' or 'half a second', 'half minute' or
>>> > 'half a minute', and 'half day' or 'half a day'?

>>> The same applies.

>>I think it's largely pondial:

>>AmE: a half-hour

>>BrE: half an hour

>>Mike M

>I don't think the usage of either is just AmE usage.  Both "It's a
>half-hour show" and "I'll be there in half an hour" would be used
>here.

Can I say "I'll be there in a half-hour" or "I'll be there in half
hour"?  I'm in the States.

 
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