The Picard ManeuverM to [email protected] • 7 months agoI'm afraid we've been bamboozledlemmy.worldimagemessage-square212fedilinkarrow-up11.35K
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minus-squareThe QuuuuuilllinkfedilinkEnglish81•7 months agothese MFs convey weight in whatever the fuck “stone” is. don’t let them shame you for not using liters
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink18•7 months agoThey’ll also list height in meters and centimeters, but list driving distance in miles.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•7 months agoRough 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•7 months agoThey’re metres and centimetres, but your point is still moot due to our prescribed 3000ft Munros
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•7 months agoDepends which part of the country you live in
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•7 months agoStone 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink32•7 months agoIt’s 14 lb. Definitely a contender for the dumbest unit in common use.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•7 months agoThe point is at the wrong place. And how much is this lb in litres?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•7 months ago*litre https://www.oed.com/dictionary/litre_n2?tl=true
minus-squareThe QuuuuuilllinkfedilinkEnglish7•7 months agoin this context i actively refuse to respect British spelling
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•7 months agoAnd this is English. Do you write an exchequer or a check?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•7 months agoHaven’t written a cheque for years, it’s been online banking and digital payments and money transfers for years.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•7 months agoWhenever I see meter and liter spelled the English way I pronounce it Frenchly in my head with a gargled R.
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.
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
Nah, height is feet and inches
Depends which part of the country you live in
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.
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!
*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?
Yeah sorry it’s a cheque
*Czech.
Czechmate
Haven’t written a cheque for years, it’s been online banking and digital payments and money transfers for years.
Whenever I see meter and liter spelled the English way I pronounce it Frenchly in my head with a gargled R.
“lee-tray”