I say it's plural-
D'yup! More or less!
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Current usage accepts the use of a plural unit designator even when the value is less than one. I still tend toward the singular when the value is less than one, but 1.34 definitely gets the plural.
The world must have come to an end yesterday. Either that or he11 has frozen over. I actually agree with Jim.
Personally, I wait until it equals 2 before using ACRES.
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When writing a description I'll refer to it as 1.34 acres, e.g., Fieldnotes of 1.34 acres in the xxx survey, a-00, Polk County, Texas. When I come to a tract as an adjoiner, I'll refer to in in the singular tense, e.g., thence with the north line of said 1.34 acre tract... I consider the 1.34 in that case to be descriptive rather than quantitative.
1.34 Acres When Acre Is A Noun
In a 1.34 acre tract, acre is an adjective, actually "1.34 acre" is the compound adjective.
Nouns are singular or plural, adjectives are not.
Paul in PA
1.34 Acres When Acre Is A Noun
> In a 1.34 acre tract, acre is an adjective, actually "1.34 acre" is the compound adjective.
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> Nouns are singular or plural, adjectives are not.
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> Paul in PA
So, then, you agree?
1.34 Acres When Acre Is A Noun
1.34 Ac.;-)
Yes, Just Pointing Out The Applicable Rule Of Grammar
"I consider the 1.34 in that case to be descriptive rather than quantitative."
An adjective is descriptive. "1.34" is descriptive of acre, but "1.34 acre" is descriptive of tract.
Paul in PA
Yes, Just Pointing Out The Applicable Rule Of Grammar
I think that was a yes or no question...
There are 1.34 acres in a 1.34-acre tract.
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Will all due respect to the previous commenters the correct answer is based on the fact we measure land rather than count land.
Because we are measuring there is always error associated with that measuring. The acreage should always be acres and never acre. Even if your measurements lead you to conclude the tract is 43560 square feet, it is still 1.0000 acres.
We can have 1 marble or one son or daughter (things we count). But we can never have exactly 1 anything that is measured.
Larry P