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[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 81 points 6 days ago

these MFs convey weight in whatever the fuck "stone" is. don't let them shame you for not using liters

[-] Hawke@lemmy.world 32 points 6 days ago

It’s 14 lb. Definitely a contender for the dumbest unit in common use.

Should just be called a fortpound

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

The point is at the wrong place. And how much is this lb in litres?

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

They'll also list height in meters and centimeters, but list driving distance in miles.

[-] Nfamwap@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Nah, height is feet and inches

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

Depends which part of the country you live in

[-] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

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

[-] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 1 points 6 days ago

They're metres and centimetres, but your point is still moot due to our prescribed 3000ft Munros

[-] Zip2@feddit.uk 5 points 6 days ago
[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 days ago

in this context i actively refuse to respect British spelling

[-] Zip2@feddit.uk 6 points 6 days ago
[-] Overshoot2648@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

And this is English. Do you write an exchequer or a check?

[-] Zip2@feddit.uk 3 points 6 days ago

Haven’t written a cheque for years, it’s been online banking and digital payments and money transfers for years.

[-] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Whenever I see meter and liter spelled the English way I pronounce it Frenchly in my head with a gargled R.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago
[-] thehatfox@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

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.

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