I used a VPN to get the latter

  • grue@lemmy.world
    24·
    11 days ago

    I like how the US definition feels the need to include the standard unit in parentheses, but the UK definition doesn’t even bother to include the obsolete unit at all.

    • nogooduser@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 days ago

      We’ve got a crazy mixed system of imperial and metric units but we’ve pretty much ditched Fahrenheit. Just the older generation use that one now.

      • Korhaka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        3·
        11 days ago

        Pretty much, the only imperial unit I kinda use is gallon, but even that mentally I am using it to describe around 4.5L. Got 5L demijohns and with the headspace you are left with about a gallon. Fun fact of course UK and US gallons are different, its such a dumb unit, but there is something nice about saying you have a gallon of mead or cider.

        • nogooduser@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          11 days ago

          Distance / length is the worst. A lot of people still measure in feet and inches.

          Those of us who use metric still probably use feet and inches to measure height of a person, miles to measure distance and miles per hour to measure speed.

          • Korhaka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
            2·
            11 days ago

            I find distance is mixed, only miles when its driving otherwise km usually. I don’t drive either so no reason to use miles. For a persons height yeah I do know some people that still use feet for that.

  • abbadon420@sh.itjust.works
    51·
    11 days ago

    What is /NG/ in phonetic alphabet? Are Americans even making up their own phonetic alphabet? And what about the ē, that’s not correct either…

    Anything to avoid using normal standards.