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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by fsckboy on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @04:23PM (#36233013)
you have a small typo which is a bit humorous in this context: 182.88" meters (or about 183 inches-meters?)
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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by loeg on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @04:33PM (#36233144)
That, and 6 feet is closer to 2 meters than 200.
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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by xxs on Thursday June 08, 2023 @04:04AM (#36238675)
I'd bet, it was centimeters which the way to give height in most countries using metric.
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