On May 3, 11:24*pm, George Shirley > wrote:
> On 5/3/2010 9:08 PM, Gabby wrote:
>
> > On May 3, 9:54 pm, > *wrote:
>
> >> In some ways, the US system is NOT the imperial system. *For example,
> >> liquid measurements are different.
>
> > It never made sense to me as a kid in school:
> > 8 ounces = 1 cup
> > 2 cups = 1 pint
> > 2 pints = 1 quart
> > 4 quarts = 1 gallon
> > but the Canadian gallon is 160 ounces, not 138 ounces.
>
> An American gallon is 128 fluid ounces, not 138.

Of course. I multiplied 2 by 4 and came up with 18. Time for me to
go to bed.