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Old 05-19-2010, 01:44 PM   #250 (permalink)
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It's taught in schools, it's been passed as law by the EU.

But you walk into any shop and people will ask for stuff in pounds & ounces, when talking about distance you won't hear the words 'kilometre' anywhere.

If someone is talking about their height or weight it's always in feet & inches or pounds & stones.

The only time I can think when it is used at a petrol pump but even then people still talk about miles per gallon.

So in a word , no.
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