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Re:Why A4? – The Mathematical Beauty of Paper Size by bearmode on Monday September 05, 2022 @06:36AM (#32722742)
There are very few imperial holdovers left in the UK, outside of colloquial use.

Distance on road signs, car speed, engine fuel efficiency, beer pints (though I don't mind this since it means our average drink is larger, easier to say than 568ml as well), and that's it as far as I can recall

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Re:Why A4? – The Mathematical Beauty of Paper Size by nikanj on Monday September 05, 2022 @06:54AM (#32722894)
My UK friends never talk in metric. They weigh 16 stones and are 6 feet 4 inches. The next town over is about 25 miles, etc.
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Re:Why A4? – The Mathematical Beauty of Paper Size by bearmode on Monday September 05, 2022 @06:59AM (#32722930)
Yeah, I said outside of colloquial use. People still use it colloquially because it's what they know, but they'll also know metric.
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