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In case you are not joking... in metric countries we still say the same sentences you say, with miles and inches. That doesn't mean we use the olde units to act
by cyxxon 8y ago
In case you are not joking... in metric countries we still say the same sentences you say, with miles and inches. That doesn't mean we use the olde units to actually measure something...
- krupan 8y agoWell, then you are welcome for us keeping the more poetic units alive and meaningful.
- ethelward 8y agoSorry, but no. They are just our old units that stuck in everyday language. They are probably not even closer to yours than yours are to antique Egypt ones, given that they were not internationally standardized and merely referenced the same body parts. And we have expressions including other old units that you don't have (lieu, arpent, toise, etc.).
- rivp931 8y agoNot really --- in some languages these sayings actually are already in metric units. The SI system is by now over hundred years old, so just by waiting probably will upgrade unit system also there.