a half minute 与 half a minute 哪个说法是正确的？
两个说法都是正确的,例如:
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I bought a half-dozen eggs. (RWRT) 我买了半打鸡蛋。
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a half pound, a half hour, a half smile(LDCE) 半磅,半小时,半笑
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a half chicken(EED) 半只鸡
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The picture wouldn't end for another half hour. (EED) 电影再过半小时也不会结束。
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Half an hour later they assembled in Aunt Em's drawing-room. (Galsworthy) 半小时后他们集聚在埃姆大婶的客厅里。
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Their little place was only half a mile or so from the house. (Hudson) 他们的小地方, 离这栋房大约只有半英里。
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The dog eats half a pound of meat every day. (FWF) 这条狗每天吃半磅肉。
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Albert wanted two dollars for shovelling snow from the sidewalk, but the lady would only give him a dollar. And he said that half a loaf is better than none. (DAI) 阿尔伯特要两美元作为清理人行道积雪的工钱，但那妇人只肯付一美元。阿尔伯特说给点儿总比不给强。
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We need six eggs and half a kilo of butter. (LEG) 我们需要六个鸡蛋和半公斤黄油。
LDCE 曾经指出,有些作家,特别是美国作家认为 a half mile 比 half a mile 更正式,而且更正确。然而,就我们收集的例句来看,a half + 名词,没有 half a + 名词用得普遍。