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Re:Times New Roman is being phased out at the State Departme... by tssva on Thursday January 19, 2023 @02:01PM (#34444137)
Try pouring an imperial gallon into a us gallon container and then tell me I'm being overly pedantic.

The names of the units are from the winchester system which is what predated both US customary units and Imperial units.

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Re:Times New Roman is being phased out at the State Departme... by garbagecoder on Thursday January 19, 2023 @06:23PM (#34447071)
I didn't say "imperial gallon" I said "imperial system" which is both historically correct and what people colloquially call it. Yes, since we adopted those units the measures have changed repeatedly on both sides of the Atlantic. I get it.
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Re:Times New Roman is being phased out at the State Departme... by tssva on Sunday January 22, 2023 @12:06PM (#34479491)
The US customary units were 1st established prior to the imperial system existing so it is not historically correct to say they are based upon the imperial system.
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