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minus-squaregerryflap@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months ago21 stone?! I swear you guys will use anything instead of metric
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoI’m impressed that it only took a quarter of a dozen fortnights.
minus-squareHamsterRage@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoStone only makes sense for people used to pounds, shillings and pence. For instance, “This costs 3 pound, 4 shilling and 8”, and, “I weight 12 stone, 6 pounds and 3 ounces”.
minus-squareThranduil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoActually stone is used by the brits instead of americans
21 stone?! I swear you guys will use anything instead of metric
I’m impressed that it only took a quarter of a dozen fortnights.
Stone only makes sense for people used to pounds, shillings and pence. For instance, “This costs 3 pound, 4 shilling and 8”, and, “I weight 12 stone, 6 pounds and 3 ounces”.
Actually stone is used by the brits instead of americans