From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 07:32:24 -0400
From: Andrew C Bulhak acb@cs.monash.edu.au
Subject: How to read 8-1/2?
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[Kenji Okamoto]
> 
> Sorry all, this silly question, however, how to read 8-1/2?
> 
> Eight half?

I think it's "eight and a half". It's named after a Frederico Fellini film.

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