Justin Richards wrote:

>> "How many volt ?" just doesn't sound right
>>
> Good point but "12 volt battery" does.

I guess that's why they decided that units should be treated like any
other noun -- it just makes sense.=20

I'm not a native English speaker, but "how many men are in your crew?"
sounds as right as "i have a five-man crew". This corresponds to "how
many volts?" and "a twelve-volt battery".

Gerhard
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