Square-foot vs. square feet - WordReference Forums
2017年2月14日 · You do not need the word "area". "He just bought a house with "2000 square feet" or "2000-square-foot” area." - "2000 square feet" or "2000-square-foot” is an area...
feet/metres square or square feet/metres? - WordReference Forums
2010年5月25日 · 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 …
three times longer than=three times as long as? - WordReference …
2010年9月5日 · Stick A is three feet longer than stick B. if stick B is 1 foot long, then stick A is 4 feet long. In this construction we "add" the three excess items to the original item. I believe the …
Abbreviazione Metri Lineari - WordReference Forums
2015年4月24日 · Hence the term "linear" feet is used. For example, if you were going to purchase ceramic tile, you would normally order the tile by the square foot since that is the most …
"it cost" vs " it costs" - WordReference Forums
2015年7月12日 · "it cost the company $10,000 to equip its 3,000 -square-foot home with all the wiring, 15 or so phone jacks , alarm systems and a central distribution panel fed by high-speed …
Preposition: in/on the square - "on the square" - WordReference …
2008年12月14日 · In AE usage (which in this matter is different from BE usage), to be in a square is to be in the area the square itself covers, while to be on a square is to be along the edge. …
on/in/at a square - WordReference Forums
2019年7月11日 · This occupies one side of Trafalgar Square, and I find that "in Trafalgar Square" is most popular, but "on" and "at" are both used, and by native English speakers too. "At" is …
to look me square in the eyes | WordReference Forums
2009年9月3日 · In this context I believe that "square" comes from carpentry or a similar field. When one builds something or puts something together one has to ensure that the parts are …
working place/workplace - WordReference Forums
2011年7月22日 · A working place is the actual few square feet/metres where the work (or any sort) is done, e.g. a desk, a workbench, an oven, a cockpit, etc I seem to remember "working …
It's hip to be square. - WordReference Forums
2009年1月8日 · A generation later, after 'punk' culture had taken non-conformity into its anarchic, nihilistic philosophy, the idea of 'being square' has come full circle and taken on positive …