2022-03-31
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – F - foot & feet
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง foot = “FOOT”
ออกเสียง feet = “FEET”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
foot & feet
Foot has many meanings, the most common of which are
(1) apart of the body and
(2) a unit of length.
The plural of foot isfeet.
The singular is preferred in such expressions
as “a 3-foot ruler” and “a 9- foot wall,”
despite the fact
that the numerals involved indicate more than one.
However, idiom requires that
one refer to “a ruler 3 foot long” and “a wall 9 feet high.”
One can say “a 6- foot man” but should say “a man 6 feet tall.”
That is,foot is normally used in forming
compound adjectives(barefoot girl), and footed (not feeted)
is employed in such terms as “four- footed” and “sure- footed.”
Foot appears in such trite phrases
as “put one’s best foot forward,”
“put one’s foot in one’s mouth,”
“always underfoot,”
“footloose and fancy-free,”
“get off on the wrong foot,”
“have one foot in the grave,”
“put one’s foot down,”
“put one’s foot into it.”
Feet is tiresomely used
in “set someone on his feet”
and “feet first.”
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree:
feet
= plural of foot:
feet firmly planted on the ground
Not to be confused with:
Feat
= achievement; exploit; courageous, daring act:
an extraordinary feat
Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary:
Foot & feet
You can use eight-foot boards to side a house,
but “foot” is correct only
in this sort of adjectival phrase combined with a number
(and usually hyphenated).
The boards are eight feet (not foot) long.
It’s always X feet per second and X feet away.
BRITISH DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR FOOT (2 OF 2):
USAGE FOR FOOT
In front of another noun,
the plural for the unit of length is foot:
a 20-foot putt; his 70-foot ketch.
Foot can also be used instead of feet
when mentioning a quantity
and in front of words like tall:
four foot of snow;
he is at least six foot tall
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language:
foot
Usage Note:
In Standard English, foot and feet have
their own rules when they are
used in combination with numbers
to form expressions for units of measure:
a four-foot plank,
but not a four feet plank;
also correct is a plank four feet long
(or, less frequently, four foot long).
When foot is combined with numbers greater than one
to refer to simple distance, however, only the plural feet is used:
a ledge 20 feet (not foot) away.
At that speed, a car moves 88 feet (not foot) in a second.
Our Living Language
In certain contexts,
some people in New England and the South use constructions
such as
three foot and five mile in place of Standard English
three feet and five miles.
Some speakers extend this practice to measures of time,
as in He was gone three year,
though this is not as common.
See Note at plural
Collins English Dictionary:
footless adj
Usage:
In front of another noun,
the plural for the unit of length is foot:
a 20-foot putt; his 70-foot ketch.
Foot can also be used instead of feet
when mentioning a quantity and in front of words like tall:
four foot of snow; he is at least six foot tall
Collins COBUID English Dictionary:
foot
1. part of the body
Your foot is the part of your body at the end of your leg.
Your foot includes your toes.
He kept on running despite the pain in his foot.
When you use foot with this meaning, its plural is feet.
She's got very small feet.
If someone goes somewhere on foot, they walk,
rather than using some form of transport.
The city should be explored on foot.
2. measurements
A foot is also a unit for measuring length,
equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimetres.
When foot has this meaning, its usual plural is feet.
We were only a few feet away from the edge of the cliff.
The planes flew at 65,000 feet.
However, you can use foot as the plural in front of words like high, tall, and long.
She's five foot eight inches tall.
You always use foot as the plural in front of another noun.
For example,
if a gap is twenty feet wide,
you refer to it as a 'twenty foot gap'.
Don't refer to it as a 'twenty feet gap'.
The prison was enclosed by a forty foot wall.
