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Warp wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] san rr com> wrote:
>> Warp wrote:
>>> Darren New <dne### [at] san rr com> 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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