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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
It's the same reason we Murikans got the notion that measuring by the 12s instead of the 10s would be better somehow.
That didn't go over so well. Most people still need a yardstick to figure out that 2.5 feet = 30 inches.
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Whilst I understand the metric measuring and weighing that has been foistered on us by our former European partners, I still work in yards feet and inches and Farenheit.
I also am not advers to using rods and chains in measurements when I want to confuse the grandchildren when they get smart with me, and Stones, not pounds, when Americans ask my weight.
As for Boxing Day, don't ask!
PS. 30 pence is Half a Crown, or two and six, or half a dollar. That is a throwback to when the GBP was @ $4 to the £1
Funny old world!