Re: [OT] Imperial measures

[John Hasler <jhasler@debian.org>]

Tom Furie writes:
> Am I right in thinking that in the US a pint is 16fl.oz? Here, in
> Britain, a pint is 20fl.oz. Is your pint smaller, or your fl.oz
> larger?

The USA customary pint is 16 fl oz.  A US customary fluid ounce is
1.0408427 Imperial fluid ounces.

Since 1866 both SI (metric) and US customary units have been legal for
interstate trade here.  The US customary system was originally derived
from the British system in effect at the time of independence.  It was
redefined in terms of SI units in the 19th century.
-- 
John Hasler