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Originally Posted by Solitaire1
For me, it has always been a bit confusion to use ounces for both weight and fluid measure. Even more confusing is that there are two different types of ounces for weight.
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Imagine if the UK used pounds for weight...
Customer: Yes, I'd like that box of chocolate, please. How much is it?
Shopkeeper: 2 pounds.
Customer: oh that is rather a lot of chocolate, do you have anything smaller?
Shopkeeper: No sorry, 1 pound is all it comes in.
Customer: oh!? 1 pound? In that case I'll take it. <hands over money>
Shopkeeper: You're a pound light, mate.
Customer: Thanks, but saying that will not get me to buy more chocolate.