• Gorvin@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    It's a bit weird that the US uses a measurement that was created in the time where people used their body parts for measurement.

    Like, the inch is around the size of a thumb, and a foot could be bigger or smaller depending of who measured.

    Still, it's still used as a measurement that only a small fraction of the world still uses.

    • a bit weird that the US uses a measurement that was created in the time where people used their body parts for measurement.

      Wdym?

      What's so weird about my new monitor which is 7 penis in size?

    • ChiwaWithMujicanoHat@mujico.org
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      1 year ago

      Still, it's still used as a measurement that only a small fraction of the world still uses.

      That's a lot of stills 🤔

      But coming back to your point, yes, I have no idea why the US insists on keeping the imperial system, it's outdated, ugly and inconsistent. Plus you cannot easily convert from one unit to another.

        • Chunk@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          Your grammar is correct and your sentence structure is fine. It just lacks a bit of… pizzazz 😉

          You could say

          Regardless, it remains in use as a measurement that only a small fraction of the world continues to use.

          Which maybe is a little bit too much pizzazz for Lemmy but you don't really get to have fun with your writing elsewhere!