The word "dozen" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a group or set of twelve items. For example, "I bought a dozen apples at the store today."
You know that the only real alternative to watching a dozen How I Met Your Mother repeats in a row is for us to run into the streets screaming until we accidentally clatter into a polling booth.
There are half a dozen tables in the back where speciality burgers of bison or ostrich can be washed down with IPAs and bitters both local and imported.
For Herbert Girardet, the author of a dozen books on urban theory, this isn't the most urgent concern.
Lotf village is also known for its view of the Persian Gulf, and as we walk the village in the late afternoon, at least a dozen European tourists are waiting on a hill to watch the sunset.
But while Great Casterton (population 365) can attract up to 50 for a Sunday morning service, its little sibling generally hosts around a dozen.
Industry sources suggest about a dozen could be closed to increase line speeds: fewer than campaigners fear, although more than Smith is willing to admit to.
"I came into the office and I had half a dozen donations via the website.
But a video shot at the checkpoint shows what are likely Grad rockets striking near the road more than a dozen times, then pans to the damaged bus stopped next to a black crater in the snow, suggesting a separatist rocket attack was responsible for the carnage.
He is one of a dozen new players and although the money raises expectations, they have actually brought a new team together surprisingly quickly: Nuno is a charismatic manager with talented players and the results have been impressive.
San Angelo, a city of 100,000, dug a pipeline to an underground water source more than 60 miles away, and sunk half a dozen new wells.
Walter pulled the strings to formidable effect; no fewer than four of the Germans' half dozen goals came from set pieces, and he coolly scored twice from the penalty spot.
