Ameisen t1_ixiemvo wrote
Reply to comment by YouNeed2GrowUpMore in TIL: The formal name for the Imperial system's measurements of weight (pounds/ounces) is the Avoirdupois system by NPC8705
> A. It's "The United States of America", not "America" that uses the the ridiculous system
The colloquial name of the United States of America in English is 'America'.
The only people who care about this are people who originate in cultures where a continent model is used that doesn't distinguish North and South America as continents (and thus really shouldn't care about what it's called in English), or people who want to be edgy. There is zero ambiguity in English - nobody refers to 'America' as a continent because there is no single continent in the system English-speakers use. They use 'North American' or 'South American'.
> B. The USA actually uses the metric system (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmSJXC6_qQ8&), and converts dumbwards to freedom units
I find it utterly bizarre that anyone ever posts YouTube videos as evidence of anything when you can literally just link to the US Code instead. You're not wrong, but your argument is dumb... and you provided the stupidest source possible.
But what can be expected from someone who wrote A?
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