Re: CHAT: measures (was: browsers)

Stephen Mulraney scripsit:

> Something I learned the hard way, in NY & NJ last week. But it leads me to
> wonder: some places offered, say, Guinness or Bass, in 20 oz glasses since
> they're Irish/British drinks. But did I get 20 U.S. oz or 20 Imperial oz?
Unless the glasses were imported, I bet you got U.S. fl.oz.  The difference
is only 4% at the fl.oz. level anyway:  1 Imperial fl.oz. = ~ 1.04 U.S. fl.oz.

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that they learned of elves in the days when all the world was wonderful.
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