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One and a half months vs a month and a half

Both "one and a half months" and "a month and a half" refer to a period of time equal to six weeks or approximately 1.5 months. The choice between the two phrases is a matter of personal preference or style.
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One and a half months

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a period of time equal to six weeks or approximately 1.5 months.

This phrase is used to indicate a duration of time that is one and a half times the length of a month. It is a clear and understandable way to express this time frame.

Examples:

  • The project will take one and a half months to complete.
  • She will be traveling for one and a half months.
  • It usually takes one and a half months for the paperwork to be processed.
  • The training program lasts for one and a half months.
  • They agreed to a rental period of one and a half months.
  • May 28, 2020 ... One and a half months, plural. Any number other than one takes plural, even fractions like this.
  • Oct 28, 2015 ... Usually “a month and a half.” “One and a half months” is also fine but sounds a little more formal. It's probably more common to say “six weeks” for this ...
  • Oct 31, 2022 ... Took one and a half months to make, and is my first cosplay. So hootah and happy haloween ... Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and ...
  • Jul 5, 2023 ... It's been one and a half months since my Dad died. Even now typing those words still takes the breath out of me. It's hard to form cohesive ...
  • Jun 18, 2023 ... [WIP] Around one and a half months progress on the BOTW tapestry. WIP. r ...
  • Mar 14, 2016 ... It has been exactly one and a half months since we lost our precious, perfectly healthy baby-boy to the most confusing and mysterious cause, Sudden Infant ...
  • From the first training to the day we flew back to Berlin, we spent about one and a half months together as a team. You see each other daily, from breakfast ...
  • One and a half is more than one, so the noun ("month") must be plural ("months"). It is better not to split numbers: "one and a half months", not "one month and ...
  • Sep 20, 2023 ... Today marks one and a half months since the completion of my Finance internship at Park Hyatt Paris Vendome.
  • Dec 24, 2022 ... One and a half months post-partum, after gradually re-building my connection with my core, and with full guidance from my teacher ...

Alternatives:

  • a month and a half
  • six weeks

a month and a half

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a period of time equal to six weeks or approximately 1.5 months.

This phrase is used to indicate a duration of time that is one and a half times the length of a month. It is a clear and understandable way to express this time frame.

Examples:

  • The project will take a month and a half to complete.
  • She will be traveling for a month and a half.
  • It usually takes a month and a half for the paperwork to be processed.
  • The training program lasts for a month and a half.
  • They agreed to a rental period of a month and a half.
  • Oct 28, 2015 ... Usually “a month and a half.” “One and a half months” is also fine but sounds a little more formal. It's probably more common to say “six weeks” for this ...
  • 19 hours ago ... Hey, Coming from France, I will stay in the city for a month and a half this winter. I'll probably be around Wauwatosa/Mayfair/Brookfield ...
  • May 10, 2024 ... A month and a half ago, I found a Great-horned owl nest with 3 owlets. Posting the name of the 4000-acre park was enough information for ...
  • Sep 2, 2022 ... Fast forward a month and a half later, today is my official launch day. I've had a whopping 350K users to the site since. I did a soft ...
  • Oct 31, 2020 ... I grew a mustache for a month and a half for this // found out this was my wife's favorite holiday and I feel like we delivered thanks to @ ...
  • Feb 26, 2024 ... I'M BACK! After two surgeries, a month and a half working from home, a fair bit of weight loss, and way too many medications...it's good to ...
  • Jul 1, 2024 ... bobbyhendrickson on July 1, 2024: "Last Breakaway for a month and a half so someone let me know what Im doing the month of July ".
  • May 28, 2020 ... My lessons learned from a month and a half with the MK3S and an Open Source MMU2S. Wow. I can't decide if I am more surprised I have had it ...
  • May 23, 2024 ... 5375 likes, 48 comments - nifmuhammad on May 23, 2024: "One afternoon a month and a half ago, I nervously stared at a phone number I had ...
  • Oct 6, 2019 ... I was doing this several times a week for about a month and a half with no issue. The last couple of times I used it for this purpose with ...

Alternatives:

  • one and a half months
  • six weeks

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