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I think 20-hour A day, not 20 hour dayS Am I right? One man told CNN he spent six years on board one boat, and was made to work 20-hour days in life-threatening conditions. This is CNN article's part. I think 20-hour A day, not 20 hour dayS Am I right?
Jul 6, 2015 11:41 PM
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No the article is correct, '20-hour day' is right. In this context '20-hour' is being used as an adjective. Notice the hyphen (-) connecting 20 and hour. It's the same reason why '10-year old boy' is correct and '10-years old boy' is not. '20 hours a day' is also correct. Notice the hyphen is not here, because here we are saying 20 hours per day. '20-hour a day' is wrong, as is 20 hour a day.
July 6, 2015
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You could say that he was made to work 20 hours a day, but the version in the article is fine too. "20-hour day" means a (work) day that's 20 hours long.
July 6, 2015
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