> How tall are you, maybe 70 inches? Or 5⅚ft? Are you purposely doing this? That is obviously not what I meant. Nobody says "3 miles, 500 feet", they say "3.1

> How tall are you, maybe 70 inches? Or 5⅚ft? Are you purposely doing this? That is obviously not what I meant. Nobody says "3 miles, 500 feet", they say "3.1 miles". Effectively two systems of distance measurement: inches/feet/yards (near scale), and miles (distant scale). "5 feet 10 inches" is completely normal and fine. > This requires you to start with 12 inches. If you're making a cupboard to fit in an 18¾" (476mm) space, it's no use, or is only randomly useful. So you cut the cupboard to fit a 18¾" space, no big deal. Same as anything else, and just as random as 476mm. Typically they come in (integer!) 12-inch, 24-inch, 36-inch, or 48-inch variants.