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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: if the shoe fits... #71127 05/27/02 02:03 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA G Geoff old hand Geoff old hand G Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA my son, 6 foot 7 inches tall, and size 15 shoes, I'm curious about the common use of the singular, "foot" following a number larger than one. Most people do it, yet it seems odd to me. It sounds to me as though he were seven inches tall, but you had to buy him three pairs of shoes. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted if the shoe fits... boronia 05/24/02 12:51 PM Re: if the shoe fits... jmh 05/24/02 02:03 PM Re: if the shoe fits... RhubarbCommando 05/26/02 11:49 AM Re: if the shoe fits... Angel 05/26/02 02:26 PM Re: if the shoe fits... Geoff 05/27/02 02:03 PM Re: if the shoe fits... of troy 05/27/02 02:12 PM Re: if the shoe fits... of troy 05/26/02 03:35 PM Re: if the shoe fits... consuelo 05/26/02 03:40 PM Re: if the shoe fits... Bobyoungbalt 05/27/02 01:25 AM Re: if the shoe fits... of troy 05/27/02 11:31 AM Re: if the shoe fits... jmh 05/27/02 07:48 AM Re: if the shoe fits... Hyla 05/24/02 02:21 PM call a simple, tongue-less, high-heeled shoe TEd Remington 05/24/02 04:20 PM Re: call a simple, tongue-less, high-heeled shoe Geoff 05/26/02 12:51 PM Re: if the shoe fits... of troy 05/24/02 05:14 PM Re: if the shoe fits... Angel 05/24/02 06:45 PM Re: if the shoe fits... wow 05/24/02 10:41 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,371 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 803 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 24 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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