On 24/08/2010 2:56 PM, Darren New wrote:
> 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.
>

Just pulling your leg Cuz. ;-)

>> 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?
>

Here's a clue
http://tinyurl.com/6zz4l7

>>> 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.

It has a crown, does it 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.
>

We're going metric and have rulers with inches on one edge and 
centimetres on the other. (Rotated 180 degrees so you can't do a direct 
comparison/conversion.)

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Best Regards,
	Stephen

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