Stephen wrote:
> It's true then. Americans don't walk much. :-P

Well, I mean, there's a small multiple right? It's not like you can only 
drink one pint of beer, either. :-)  Walking somewhere between 0.1 and 10 
miles is convenient. Outside that, you're going to measure in yards or 
you're going to take a horse.

> We use stones for weighing people. For instance I am 12 stones but I 
> would like to be 11 and a half. Or 11-7, that is 11 stones 7 pounds or 
> 73 Kg.

Cool. Where is this?

>> There's nothing lighter than an ounce,
> 
> What about a dram (not a "wee dram" ;-) ) there are 16 of them in an 
> ounce and 437.5 grains in an ounce.

I wasn't sure if a dram was imperial or not.

> This is true but I would measure the length to be 12' 9" or 12 foot 9 
> (inches is understood).

Yes, exactly. The construction rulers here measure in both inches and feet, 
so it's trivial to get either measurement in situations where people use 
both scales.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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        Need S'Mores!

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