Warp wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> Warp wrote:
>>> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>>>> "Would you believe his farm is four miles square?"
>>>   Assuming that the farm is not a perfect square, how should one even
>>> interpret that?
> 
>> It means that if you're on one side of the farm, you need to drive about 
>> four miles to get to the other side.  (Probably approximately true 
>> regardless of which side of the farm you're on.)
> 
>   Isn't land measured in acres anyways?

Generally around here, yes. Most people don't have a good feeling for how 
big an acre is. Most of the single-family homes have maybe 1/2 acre or less 
of land. The multi-million-dollar estates are only 2 or 3 acres generally, 
at least anywhere near an actual city. Farmers and developers will talk 
about acres. Other folks who (say) fix cars for a living, or do accounting, 
will talk about miles, as it's easier for them to visualize.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".

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