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Most American cookery books use volume measurements, and a cup is a standard size (8 fluid ounces).
British recipes generally measure by weight. Older books use imperial pounds and ounces; newer ones are metric. My scales will switch between metric and imperial at the touch of a button. And I've got a set of U.S. measuring cups.
The other thing to remember is that an American pint is 16 fluid ounces, while a British Imperial pint is 20 fluid ounces. (A litre is 35 fluid ounces.)
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