Re: [OT] British vs. American English
--doug writes:
> The liquid measure is liter, used here only in medical labs and liquor
> stores, altho some bottled products have both ounces and liters
"Some"? I just took a quick look around the kitchen. Every package is
labeled in both customary and metric units. I don't recall the last
time I saw one that wasn't. Pharmaceuticals are labeled only in metric.
Metric has been legal for trade in the USA for well over 100 years, of
course.
--
John Hasler
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