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3 Dec 2020
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‘two-and-a -half years’ Do you know why there is ‘-‘ between the words?
‘two-and-a -half years’ Do you know why there is ‘-‘ between the words?
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That doesn't look natural, I've never seen that.
Normally people say/write "two and a half years"
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This is to show that "two" and "half" are part of the same number. The "-" is used to adjoin two words or concepts, as in phrases like "twenty-two" (how to spell out the number 22) or "ready-made" (something that has been made already).
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it's not needed you can just remove them they aren't necessary
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