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> which is about half a letter What oddly specific unit of measurement is this?
by dkdbejwi383 8y ago
> which is about half a letter
What oddly specific unit of measurement is this?
- runj__ 8y ago"US letter size" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_(paper_size) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_(paper_size)
- piqufoh 8y agoIt's specific (US Letter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_(paper_size) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_(paper_size) ) - half of which is reasonaby close to A5, but I'm not sure why the "odd" qualifier.
- robin_reala 8y agoI guess odd because it’s really only used in North America. I’ve never seen a piece of letter sized paper although I’ve heard of it (first after deciphering the weird PC LOAD LETTER error on HP laser printers which is extra confusing if you don’t realise that letter is a paper size).
- odonnellryan 8y agoIt is almost the same as A4 paper.
- yellowapple 8y agoAnd yet different enough to sometimes cause issues when they get mixed and matched (e.g. A4 document on Letter printer, or vice versa).
- y4mi 8y agoIt's almost like a misaligned a4
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoAh!
- isostatic 8y agoSuddenly, after 25 years, that message makes sense! Thank you!
- core-questions 8y agoPC is Paper Cartridge, iirc.
- chrisseaton 8y agoUnless you know about the particulars of US paper sizes, it sounds like they mean 'half the length of a letter that you might write to someone' which does sound odd. What letter? What about? My letters may be one paragraph or three pages.
- pmoriarty 8y agoOne could also interpret it as referring to a letter of the alphabet, just to add to the confusion.
- pantalaimon 8y agoLetters are usually written on A4, if you fold that in half you get A5.