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Bookmark or Share- Why does "one half" have no hyphen, but "two-thirds" does?The noun form is open (a half hour) The adjective form is hyphenated (a half-hour session) For simple fractions: Hyphenated in noun, adjective, and adverb forms, except when second element is already hyphenated (one-half; one and three-quarters; one twenty-fifth) So "1/2" should always be written out as one-half. (Unless it's in a sentence like ...
- word choice - "Half an hour" versus "half hour" - English Language ...Saying "a half hour" in the UK, would definitely sound strange and unusual. It is probably one of those differences in American English. "half-hour" is commonly written with a dash (hyphen) and is a distinct word in the dictionary. So, "a half-hour" = 30 minutes = "half an hour". In Australia we say 'half an hour'.
- "an hour and a half" or "one and a half hours"Are both "an hour and a half" and "one and a half hours" correct? If so, is either more appropriate in different contexts? Example context: "The Superbowl starts in less than one and a half hours." "The Superbowl starts in less than an hour and a half."
- "Half" or "A Half" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeOriginally, I believe it was a half of a pizza but, depending on the variety of English spoken, or even maybe the region, people tend to drop the article. Personally, I say, I'll see you in a half an hour. With regard to the pizza, I'd say, I can usually only eat a half of a pizza. But I'd also say, I'm not really hungry so I'll just have half ...
- etymology - Why “half past” and not “half to”? - English Language ...7. The convention is that we express the time in terms of the hour that it's closest to. "A quarter past nine", not "three-quarters to ten"; but "twenty to ten", not "forty past nine". "Half past" is, of course, exactly in the middle. The convention is that we say "half past" rather than "half to".
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