Height and weight written out ask question asked 12 years, 9 months ago modified 6 years, 4 months ago In the united states, most style guides that i have encountered recommend including the second hyphen in situations such as 8-foot-long bridge. here is how some guides frame their advice. In the airline industry elevation = height above ground and altitude = height above sea level.

In britain it has largely become a matter of taste and personal preference as to which of chairman, chairperson, or chair are used. Chairwoman would be unusual unless it were of an organisation Ò€¦