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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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But coming back to your point, yes, I have no idea why the US insists on keeping the imperial system, it's outdated, ugly and inconsistent.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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry, english is my second language.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 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!