blake wrote on Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:17:21 -0500:

>> On 2010-11-20, sf > wrote:
>>
>>> Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share?

>> Google Search:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2dkv57f
>>
>> Sometimes you have to spell the unit measurement out instead
>> of abbreviating it, but I can't recall a single unit
>> measurement it will NOT convert, no matter how bizarre.
>>
>> nb

> yep. very handy.

Have you tried buying, say sliced meats, at a delicatessen counter? You
can't ask for ounces since the scales read in 1/100ths of a pound; a
quarter pound *sometimes* works and I've had some amazing variations on
"point two" and "point three" pounds etc.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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