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[-] Gorvin@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

It's a bit weird that the US uses a measurement that was created in the time where people used their body parts for measurement.

Like, the inch is around the size of a thumb, and a foot could be bigger or smaller depending of who measured.

Still, it's still used as a measurement that only a small fraction of the world still uses.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

a bit weird that the US uses a measurement that was created in the time where people used their body parts for measurement.

Wdym?

What's so weird about my new monitor which is 7 penis in size?

[-] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago
[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[-] Xel@mujico.org 4 points 1 year ago

Still, it's still used as a measurement that only a small fraction of the world still uses.

That's a lot of stills ๐Ÿค”

But coming back to your point, yes, I have no idea why the US insists on keeping the imperial system, it's outdated, ugly and inconsistent. Plus you cannot easily convert from one unit to another.

[-] Gorvin@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Sorry, english is my second language.

[-] Chunk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Your grammar is correct and your sentence structure is fine. It just lacks a bit of... pizzazz ๐Ÿ˜‰

You could say

Regardless, it remains in use as a measurement that only a small fraction of the world continues to use.

Which maybe is a little bit too much pizzazz for Lemmy but you don't really get to have fun with your writing elsewhere!

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