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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a half weeks" is not correct in written English.
It is incorrect because "half" should be used with "week" in the singular form, as in "half a week."
Example: "I will be on vacation for half a week, returning on Thursday."
Alternatives: "a week and a half" or "one and a half weeks."
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Her first stint there was five a half weeks.
After two and a half weeks, she was running again.
(Mr. Gore had conceded two and a half weeks earlier).
Bouazizi died two and a half weeks later.
Gray, two and a half weeks into the campaign".
We'd been married three and a half weeks.
He lasted two and a half weeks before being dropped.
Three and a half weeks ago, Holyfield weighed 226 pounds.
"In one and a half weeks, you receive a video.
Ultimately, the chase lasted three and a half weeks.
Three and a half weeks later, Zimmerman is still free.
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