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'half an hour' versus 'a half an hour'



 
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'half an hour' versus 'a half an hour' #1 (permalink) Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:25 am   'half an hour' versus 'a half an hour'		  
Do they mean the same?

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'half an hour' versus 'a half an hour' #2 (permalink) Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:29 am   'half an hour' versus 'a half an hour'		  
Some examples:

What is Carla doing? She’s been in the garage for a half an hour.
The old town of Chur is a half an hour bus ride away.
I only get a half an hour of TV every other night.
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'half an hour' versus 'a half an hour' #3 (permalink) Sun Aug 23, 2009 15:48 pm   'half an hour' versus 'a half an hour'		  
You can either say 'for half an hour' or 'for a half hour'. Both expressions mean the same: for 30 minutes.
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