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But you wouldn't go down to a half-inch, and there is a shortcut - '5 foot 7'. I'm not referring to accurate measurements, but the sort of day-to-day, rounded
by brc 13y ago
But you wouldn't go down to a half-inch, and there is a shortcut - '5 foot 7'. I'm not referring to accurate measurements, but the sort of day-to-day, rounded off measurements that pepper our daily speech.
If I said a decimeter to any of my friends, they would have no idea what I was talking about.
- lmm 13y ago> there is a shortcut - '5 foot 7' You can say "1 meter 83", and people do. > If I said a decimeter to any of my friends, they would have no idea what I was talking about. Well, mine would - and any who didn't could easily figure it out. If you're willing to memorize all the random names the imperial units have, you can afford to remember "deci".