"Native speakers of English will say "one point one mile from XXX"," First I've heard of this. 1.1 miles is the correct way to say it, as far as I'm aware. Eve

"Native speakers of English will say "one point one mile from XXX"," First I've heard of this. 1.1 miles is the correct way to say it, as far as I'm aware. Even if it was less than 1 mile, if it's not an exact 1 then it is viewed as a "multiple". "0.8 miles away" is perfectly valid.