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How tall are you? #1 (permalink) Sun Sep 17, 2006 18:45 pm   How tall are you?
 

Hello! How do ya feel?

How tall are you?

'I am 1.65 metres'

Would you say:

"I am one POINT sixty-five metres"?

How would you say?

Thanks a lot!

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How tall are you? #2 (permalink) Sun Sep 17, 2006 19:42 pm   How tall are you?
 

Hi Jesus

I'd personally say "I'm five foot five". ;)

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How tall are you? #3 (permalink) Sun Sep 17, 2006 20:02 pm   How tall are you?
 

Right! Thanks for your reply!

So, Is 'five foot five' the same as 1.65 metres?

Thanks once again!
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How tall are you? #4 (permalink) Sun Sep 17, 2006 20:54 pm   How tall are you?
 

Yes it is, Jes?s. :D

To be honest, I'm not sure what I'd say in meters and centimeters because I've only ever spoken in English about my height in terms of feet and inches. :oops:

Amy


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By the way, the "short way" to say your height in feet and inches would be:

"I'm five five." :lol: :D
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How tall are you? #5 (permalink) Tue Sep 19, 2006 21:23 pm   How tall are you?
 

Amy wrote:
"I'm five five."


Can't it also mean I am five years and five months old?

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How tall are you? #6 (permalink) Tue Sep 19, 2006 21:31 pm   How tall are you?
 

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How tall are you? #7 (permalink) Sun Sep 24, 2006 22:49 pm   How tall are you?
 

Yankee wrote:
"I'm five five." :lol: :D


It also sounds like a secret agent's name!
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