Square-foot vs. square feet - WordReference Forums
Feb 14, 2017 · Sonoma County CA. English (UK then US) Feb 14, 2017. #2. "2000-square-foot" is used as an adjective before, for example, "apartment". The area of that apartment is 2000 square feet. That is a ten-foot pole. The pole is ten feet long. …
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Sep 16, 2014 · From the upper $100,000s USD. 809 to 2,608 A/C Sq. Ft. 75.16 to 242.29 A/C m 2. 2-3 Bedroom & 2-3 Bathroom. 809 to 2,608 A/C Sq. Ft. is an abbreviated way of writing " from 809 to 2,608 air-conditioned square feet." The condominiums are from 809 to 2,608 square feet in size, and they have air-conditioning.
feet/metres square or square feet/metres? - WordReference Forums
May 25, 2010 · Six feet square = 6ft x 6ft = a square with sides six feet in length. Eight feet square = 8ft x 8ft = a square with sides eight feet in length. Square feet on the other hand, is measurement of area. A rectangle with area six square feet might have sides two feet & three feet long: 2ft x 3ft = 6 sq ft. A rectangle with area eight square feet ...
Period after sq ft/ sq.ft. - WordReference Forums
Dec 23, 2009. #3. Properly, the full stops should be present, even according to British rules (British usage favours omitting the full stop in abbreviations which include the first and last letters of a single word, such as Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr and St). But the modern tendency is to omit full stops for abbreviations, and that is why you see 'sq ft ...
Abbreviations for standard measurements - WordReference Forums
Mar 15, 2005 · In English, we abbreviate: feet = ft. inches = in. square inches = sq in. cubic feet = cu ft. ounces = oz. gallon = gal. quart = qt. I know the words pies, pulgadas, cuadrados, cúbicos, onzas, galón, cuarto, but what are the abbreviations in Spanish?
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Mar 22, 2019 · Senior Member. I would interpret it as saying the total area of the plots was 40 square feet, e.g. each plot measuring 4x10 feet. Which probably means they should have added the word 'square'. No. It means lots that were forty feet wide. The depth is the half the depth of the block (less the alley if any).
shift on one's feet - WordReference Forums
Mar 19, 2016 · Hello. Can anybody help me to understand what it is like 'to shift on one's side'? Examples: He asks, "How is your first week going?" I shift on my feet. "Fine. Other than the concussion." I shift on my feet in a way that asks whether he is done and I …
Square Foot Abbreviation - WordReference Forums
Gt. Britain - English. Oct 18, 2004. #3. Slurpyboy said: Is there an abbreviation for Square Foot in Spanish, in English we use Sq. Ft. Thanks!!! En España se suele usar el sistema métrico, por lo tanto todas las medidas en Sq. Ft. se traducen a m2. Aquí si hablas de pies cuadrados, te pondrán zapatos cirúgicos.
sq ft - WordReference Forums
Dec 11, 2009 · Sí, es square feet. Nosotros en la empresa en la que trabajo lo usamos así: ft². Saludos.
shifting beneath our feet - WordReference Forums
Jun 20, 2018 · Here's the context: This is a short extract from Ken Robinson's TED Talk on schools killing creativity. Here he was talking about how you need more and more qualifications to get a job nowadays and that degrees aren't worth anything. "This process of academic inflation indicates that the whole structure of education is shifting beneath our feet".