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minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81·1 年前these MFs convey weight in whatever the fuck “stone” is. don’t let them shame you for not using liters
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down1·1 年前It’s 14 lb. Definitely a contender for the dumbest unit in common use.
minus-squarenondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 年前Should just be called a fortpound
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 年前The point is at the wrong place. And how much is this lb in litres?
minus-squarekryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·1 年前They’ll also list height in meters and centimeters, but list driving distance in miles.
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 年前Depends which part of the country you live in
minus-squareParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前Rough people height generally feet (“a 5ft lass”, “he’s gotta be 7ft!”), actual height in m or cm. Except above a certain height and then well it’s a 15ft drop or a 3000ft munro
minus-squareMr_Blott@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 年前They’re metres and centimetres, but your point is still moot due to our prescribed 3000ft Munros
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down4·1 年前in this context i actively refuse to respect British spelling
minus-squareOvershoot2648@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·1 年前And this is English. Do you write an exchequer or a check?
minus-squareZeffSyde@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 年前Whenever I see meter and liter spelled the English way I pronounce it Frenchly in my head with a gargled R.
minus-squarethehatfox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 年前Stone is only real used for body weights now, and mostly be older people. I see metric weights used a lot more in medicine and by younger folk now.
these MFs convey weight in whatever the fuck “stone” is. don’t let them shame you for not using liters
It’s 14 lb. Definitely a contender for the dumbest unit in common use.
Should just be called a fortpound
The point is at the wrong place. And how much is this lb in litres?
0.454 l
Thaanks!
They’ll also list height in meters and centimeters, but list driving distance in miles.
Nah, height is feet and inches
Depends which part of the country you live in
Rough people height generally feet (“a 5ft lass”, “he’s gotta be 7ft!”), actual height in m or cm. Except above a certain height and then well it’s a 15ft drop or a 3000ft munro
They’re metres and centimetres, but your point is still moot due to our prescribed 3000ft Munros
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in this context i actively refuse to respect British spelling
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And this is English. Do you write an exchequer or a check?
Yeah sorry it’s a cheque
*Czech.
Czechmate
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Whenever I see meter and liter spelled the English way I pronounce it Frenchly in my head with a gargled R.
“lee-tray”
Stone is only real used for body weights now, and mostly be older people. I see metric weights used a lot more in medicine and by younger folk now.