I'm 180cm even. Does this sound natural?
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
I would say "I'm exactly 180cm."
Actually, I'd say I'm exactly 175cm. :)
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- English (UK)
A little unnatural
Are you talking about height? If so, then all you need to say is 'I'm 180 cm' 😄
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Thank you, Igirisujin and Emmiecx! Your answers are helpful! :)
- English (UK)
- English (US)
A little unnatural
Is "even" an Americanism for "to the nearest whole number" or something like that?
If it is we might say "rounded" or "to the nearest cm".
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- English (UK)
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@Igirisujin Yes, I believe it's an Americanism, although usually the "even" goes before a round measurement (e.g. "I'm an even 180 cm"—although this particular phrasing is not very common).
It can be used to indicate the measurement happens to be a nice round number. So it has to end in 0 (and the more zeros the better). A more typical example would be something like "this aircraft is an even 20,000 ft off the ground".
The term "even" can also be used in situations where you have a nice round number/goal you are trying to achieve (e.g. "We're going to try and negotiate the price down to an even $5,000").
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A little unnatural
@pythonpoole Thanks P... It's not quite what I expected but interesting nevertheless.
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@Igirisujin Thank you again. It seems there is a bigger difference between British and American English. While I'm studying English in Japan, I may be studying American English automatically.... :(
@pythonpoole Thank you as always. Your explanation is clear and helpful. Especially, your example sentences help me understand how to use "even"!
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
@misokatsu I think it's inevitable you will learn some American. If I was learning English today I would probably learn more American and Australian.
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@Igirisujin I see, but my English is probably a mixture of British and American English. It's like a mixture of Standard Japanese and Osaka Dialect.... I don't notice it, but native English speakers may notice it..... :(
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I think you would be easily understood. That's the main thing. :)
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OK. Thanks, Igirisujin! :D
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