In article , fastslow@soho.ios.com says...
>In article <5atocn$5o9@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>, d_ruether@hotmail.com (Bob
>Neuman) wrote:

>> How about using something like, "f5.6 1/2"? ;-)

>Arrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
>I HATE it when people say f5.6-and-a half!!!
>Would you call the aperture between 8 and 16 "Eight-and-a-half"? No! It's 11!
>- Don :-)
>P.S. Yeah, Bob, I saw the wink. ;-)

Hmmm, seems like f11 would be "f8 and one" instead of "f8 and a half".....;-)
Hope This, uh, Helps...;-)