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Originally Posted by pdurrant
The main remnants of pre-metric units are the use of pints (Imperial 20 fl.oz. pints, not the US 16 fl.oz. pints) for beer and milk, and the use of miles and yards for road distances.
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I've heard that the UK has established an interesting new tradition in weather reporting of using Celsius for colder temperatures and Fahrenheit for hot ones...