is a 10-15 minutes walk

[kenny4528]

Hi all,

I read the following description on a pamphlet:

Metro
Blue line to Taipei City Hall Stop. Take Exit 2. TAIPEI 101 MALL is a 10-15 minutes walk.

It sounds odd to me. Shouldn't it be ''TAIPEI 101 MALL is a 10-15 minutes walk away.'' or ''TAIPEI 101 MALL needs a 10-15 minutes walk.'' or ''it's a 10-15 minutes walk from TAIPEI 101 MALL.''

Am I right???

 

[cropje_jnr]

It should be: TAIPEI 101 MALL is a 10 to 15-minute walk (away/from there).

Because it is an adjective, we don't pluralise "minute". "Away"/"from there" are not necessary -- it makes sense even if the sentence finishes on "walk".

 

[kenny4528]

It should be: TAIPEI 101 MALL is a 10 to 15-minute walk (away/from there).

Because it is an adjective, we don't pluralise "minute". "Away"/"from there" are not necessary -- it makes sense even if the sentence finishes on "walk".

Oh, I see. Thanks for your kind help.

 

[nichec]

Hi all,

I read the following description on a pamphlet:



It sounds odd to me. Shouldn't it be ''TAIPEI 101 MALL is a 10-15 minutes walk away.'' or ''TAIPEI 101 MALL needs a 10-15 minutes walk.'' or ''it's a 10-15 minutes walk from TAIPEI 101 MALL.''

Am I right???

Well, I guess the "complete version" should be "It's a 10 to 15 minute(s) walk from Taipei City Hall station to Taipei 101", but, as cropje_jnr pointed out, the short version is widely used and understood.

 

[kenny4528]

Well, I guess the "complete version" should be "It's a 10 to 15 minute(s) walk from Taipei City Hall station to Taipei 101", but, as cropje_jnr pointed out, the short version is widely used and understood.

Thanks, nichec

I first saw this sentence as weird because It seems to me to indicate TAIPEI 101 MALL is (equally) a 10-15 minutes walk. I now know I'm totally mistaken.