Stephen,
On this side of the pond, we have a late night TV host named Jay Leno,
who specializes in taking the intellectual temperature of the nation by
asking the "man on the street" questions such as the ones you have
proposed below. I would guess that a sizable number of Americans cannot
answer with the correct number of avoirdupois ounces to the pound.
Stephen Davis wrote:
>
> America seems to be one of the last bastions of the imperial system, yet I
> would ask this.
>
> How many Americans actually know how many ounces there are in a pound, or
> how many pints there are in each gallon?
>
> The imperial system is deemed so good by it's supporters, yet I understand
> the US gallon is different to the British gallon, so it's not a very
> reliable measurement, is it?
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve.
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