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Article #1736Re: Who Killed the Electric Car?
From: Eeyore
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 16:21
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 16:21
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John Fields wrote: > On Fri, 23 May 2008 14:28:03 +0100, Eeyore > <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > >Jeroen Belleman wrote: > > > >> John Fields wrote: > >> > Eeyore wrote: > >> > > >> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_ounce > >> >> Lucky then that almost no-one these days uses them isn't it ? > >> > > >> > --- > >> > You never miss an opportunity to be a nasty little bitch, do you? > >> > > >> > >> Haha! This Wikipedia article is one of the best arguments in > >> favour of the metric system I've come across. What a mess! > > > >At least the British fl oz actually weighs an ounce ! But no-one here > >uses them any more. Not for ages in fact. > > --- > Really? One size of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce is clearly > labeled as containing 15 fluid ounces. Not UK fl oz of course. I did just check my own bottle of L&P and to my surprise it's labelled " 150ml (5.3 fl oz) " but those are UK fl oz. There is no actual prohibition of dual marking but almost no-one does it and it wouldn't be US fl oz since they aren't legal here. Your bottle would be 15.6 fl oz here. Proof it any were needed that what you have there is an example of export labelling for the US market. It bears no resemblance in any other way either to the UK bottle which is distinguishable by its orange label e.g. http://www.leaperrins.ca/homeEN.asp I also checked a few other items and no others had fl oz on them. They're all in ml. Graham
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