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Re:Ending the Era of the U.S. Survey Foot by moron4hire on Friday January 31, 2020 @06:44PM (#22207171)
It's called "US Customary", not "imperial".
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Re:Ending the Era of the U.S. Survey Foot by Taniwha on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:43PM (#22207573)
Only in the US - except for gallons/fluid ounces - those genuinely are US only
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Re:Ending the Era of the U.S. Survey Foot by moron4hire on Saturday February 01, 2020 @01:29PM (#22212199)
No, that's my point. The system of units that is used in the United States is not "Imperial", it has differences from Imperial. We use "US Customary".
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