New here :-) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

5 Mar 2001

On Mar 5, 17:22, Will Jennings wrote:
...
  Uhh, why are they being called "American"
units? It's the English system of
...
  measurement, even if America is (or is close to being)
its last user.. 
'cos many of the units (especially liquids) are different sizes from the
English ones :-)

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