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"Half a pound of salami, please."

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  • bachophileB Offline
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    bachophile
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    Weight is also metric. For example calculating body surface area in chemotherapy dosage.

    I’m pretty much “bi” in the sense that I can switch in my head back and forth.
    Although I still think when I order a pint of beer, I should be ordering half a liter, because you get more beer that way.

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    • bachophileB bachophile

      Weight is also metric. For example calculating body surface area in chemotherapy dosage.

      I’m pretty much “bi” in the sense that I can switch in my head back and forth.
      Although I still think when I order a pint of beer, I should be ordering half a liter, because you get more beer that way.

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      Doctor Phibes
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      #10

      @bachophile said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

      Although I still think when I order a pint of beer, I should be ordering half a liter, because you get more beer that way.

      Go to England, you get more!

      I was only joking

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        bachophile
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        #11

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        Hey you are right, I didn’t know that.

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        • CopperC Offline
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          #12

          In New England we used to be able to buy beer in a GIQ, Giant Imperial Quart. It was imported from Canada, I’m not sure if you can still buy a GIQ.

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          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

            @bachophile said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

            Although I still think when I order a pint of beer, I should be ordering half a liter, because you get more beer that way.

            Go to England, you get more!

            LuFins DadL Offline
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            #13

            @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

            @bachophile said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

            Although I still think when I order a pint of beer, I should be ordering half a liter, because you get more beer that way.

            Go to England, you get more!

            More bad beer…

            The Brad

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            • George KG Offline
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              George K
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              #14

              I remember getting better MPG when I drove in Canada.

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              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • MikM Offline
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                #15

                I can do much of it in my head going back and forth....weight, distance, milliliters. But when it comes to smaller measurements, I don't have that conversion logic upstairs yet because I haven't really had to use it. It's not that hard and it makes more sense to use base 10.

                "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                • LuFins DadL Offline
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                  #16

                  Fine, just so long as we base the length of a centimeter as the size of Rudolf VanWerdenstein’s knuckle on his middle finger. And a gram should be the measured weight of a single lock of a Hapsburg princess’s hair.

                  The Brad

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                  • LuFins DadL Offline
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                    LuFins Dad
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                    #17

                    And a liter should be set at the exact amount of Bohemian Pilsner with an ABV of 5.2% it takes for me to drink in an hour to reach a blood alcohol level of .06.

                    I’m willing to sit through multiple tests…

                    The Brad

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                    • George KG Offline
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                      George K
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                      #18

                      As long as we're talking metric...

                      When we say centimeter, we pronounce it CENtimeter.
                      When we say kilogram, we pronounce it KILogram.
                      When we say millimeter, we pronounce it MILlimeter.

                      But when it comes to distance, we most people say kilOmeter.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • MikM Offline
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                        #19

                        Ah yes, there is that little discrepancy.

                        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                        • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                          @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                          @bachophile said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                          Although I still think when I order a pint of beer, I should be ordering half a liter, because you get more beer that way.

                          Go to England, you get more!

                          More bad beer…

                          Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                          Doctor Phibes
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                          #20

                          @LuFins-Dad said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                          @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                          @bachophile said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                          Although I still think when I order a pint of beer, I should be ordering half a liter, because you get more beer that way.

                          Go to England, you get more!

                          More bad beer…

                          I shouldn't worry - they'd probably be willing to serve it to you in a lady's glass.

                          In fact, they might insist.

                          I was only joking

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                          • MikM Mik

                            Ah yes, there is that little discrepancy.

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                            @Mik said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                            Ah yes, there is that little discrepancy.

                            I always say KILometer. Just to be obnoxious - and right.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • George KG George K

                              @Mik said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                              Ah yes, there is that little discrepancy.

                              I always say KILometer. Just to be obnoxious - and right.

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                              Doctor Phibes
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                              @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                              @Mik said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                              Ah yes, there is that little discrepancy.

                              I always say KILometer. Just to be obnoxious - and right.

                              Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

                              I was only joking

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                              • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                @Mik said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                Ah yes, there is that little discrepancy.

                                I always say KILometer. Just to be obnoxious - and right.

                                Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

                                George KG Offline
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                                George K
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                                #23

                                @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

                                Yes. How do the Brits pronounce it?

                                What about other countries?

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                • George KG George K

                                  @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                  Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

                                  Yes. How do the Brits pronounce it?

                                  What about other countries?

                                  Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                  Doctor Phibes
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                                  #24

                                  @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                  @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                  Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

                                  Yes. How do the Brits pronounce it?

                                  Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                                  Link to video

                                  I was only joking

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                                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                    @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                    @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                    Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

                                    Yes. How do the Brits pronounce it?

                                    Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                                    Link to video

                                    George KG Offline
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                                    George K
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #25

                                    @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                    Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                                    But you don't pronounce the "r".

                                    KIL oh metah.

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    • George KG George K

                                      @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                      Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                                      But you don't pronounce the "r".

                                      KIL oh metah.

                                      Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                      Doctor Phibes
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                                      @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                      @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                      Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                                      But you don't pronounce the "r".

                                      KIL oh metah.

                                      I think the 'r' is in there - then again, I've lived in New England for 20 years, so I might here r's where none exist

                                      I was only joking

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                                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                        @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                        @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                        Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                                        But you don't pronounce the "r".

                                        KIL oh metah.

                                        I think the 'r' is in there - then again, I've lived in New England for 20 years, so I might here r's where none exist

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                                        @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                        @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                        @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                        Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                                        But you don't pronounce the "r".

                                        KIL oh metah.

                                        I think the 'r' is in there - then again, I've lived in New England for 20 years, so I might here r's where none exist

                                        It's not. British English is primarily non-rhotic. The New England accent, while more rhotic than British English, is still one of the least rhotic accents in America.

                                        So relative to you it's rhotic, sure. Universally speaking, it ain't.

                                        Please love yourself.

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                                        • George KG George K

                                          Interestingly, in medicine, everything is metric - other than weight. Patient weight, that is.

                                          That may have changed in the last few years, however. I'm out of that loop.

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                                          @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                          Interestingly, in medicine, everything is metric - other than weight. Patient weight, that is.

                                          That may have changed in the last few years, however. I'm out of that loop.

                                          When they weigh me at Duke or Columbia it’s in kilograms. They have a conversion chart on the wall for patient convenience.

                                          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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