• @[email protected]OP
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    53 months ago

    I’m not a native speaker… interesting, why would that be phrased that way? It’s still multiple minutes?

    • @[email protected]
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      123 months ago

      Generally, when describing a thing, the unit is written as singular. “15 minute delay”, “10 foot pole”, “5 gallon bucket”. When referring the unit itself though, it would be plural: “a delay of 15 minutes”, “the pole is 10 feet long”, “this bucket holds 5 gallons”. I’m sure there’s a more precise way to say this, but hopefully it helps.

      • @maniclucky
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        33 months ago

        In the first case, the subject (object? I always get them confused) is delay (which is singular), and the adjective is “15 minute”.

        In the second, the thing is “minutes” (plural) modified by “15”.

      • @[email protected]
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        23 months ago

        Not sure what that has to do with anything. Two delays are plural but two delays for fifteen minutes each would still be “two fifteen minute delays”.