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minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agothese MFs convey weight in whatever the fuck “stone” is. don’t let them shame you for not using liters
minus-squarekryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoThey’ll also list height in meters and centimeters, but list driving distance in miles.
minus-squareNfamwap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·5 months agoNah, height is feet and inches
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoDepends which part of the country you live in
minus-squareZip2@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months ago*litre https://www.oed.com/dictionary/litre_n2?tl=true
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoin this context i actively refuse to respect British spelling
minus-squareOvershoot2648@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoAnd this is English. Do you write an exchequer or a check?
minus-squareZip2@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoHaven’t written a cheque for years, it’s been online banking and digital payments and money transfers for years.
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·5 months agoIt’s 14 lb. Definitely a contender for the dumbest unit in common use.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·5 months agoThe point is at the wrong place. And how much is this lb in litres?
these MFs convey weight in whatever the fuck “stone” is. don’t let them shame you for not using liters
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
*litre
https://www.oed.com/dictionary/litre_n2?tl=true
in this context i actively refuse to respect British spelling
It’s French.
And this is English. Do you write an exchequer or a check?
Haven’t written a cheque for years, it’s been online banking and digital payments and money transfers for years.
Yeah sorry it’s a cheque
*Czech.
Czechmate
It’s 14 lb. Definitely a contender for the dumbest unit in common use.
The point is at the wrong place. And how much is this lb in litres?
0.454 l
Thaanks!