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Re: Metric Time (was Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique))
John DeLaughter (jed@nam.earth.nwu.edu)
9 Oct 1995 20:23:23 GMT
Tony Quinn <tonyquin@sixpints.demon.co.uk> writes:
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>Reams of drivel deleted due to the fact that pints and quarts are used
>as liquid measures and fruit, being solid, is generally sold in pounds and
>ounces.
The people who run Homeland, Jewel-Osco, and Aldi (all large grocery-store
chains) would disagree with you. They all run ads featuring pints of
strawberries and raspberries. The American Heritage Dictionary would
also disagree, as it defines a pint as "A U.S. Customary unit of volume
or capacity, used in dry measure, equal to 1/2 quart or 33.6 cubic inches"
(1976, p. 537).
<SNIP! Drivel demonstrating unwillingness to read>
John DeLaughter
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