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[Robin]

Originally Posted by MorganGrayson

20 fluid ounces in a pint?

Hi Morgan!

http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/units/volume.htm

"'fl.oz' is the abbreviation for "fluid ounce". A fluid ounce of water weighs
one ounce in Imperial measurents although the American fluid ounce is
slightly different."

As I was tought at school, the Americans decided that it was too complicated having 20oz in a pint because everything else was in 16s - so they simply changed it (personally I think it was so stores could sell less stuff at the same price . But that change stopped the US from using true 'Imperial' or 'British' measurements (even though they think they do : ) because everything from the pint upwards in liquid form only applies to the US - not the rest of the world!

[Red]

Originally Posted by Robin

Hi Morgan!

http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/units/volume.htm

"'fl.oz' is the abbreviation for "fluid ounce". A fluid ounce of water weighs
one ounce in Imperial measurents although the American fluid ounce is
slightly different."

As I was tought at school, the Americans decided that it was too complicated having 20oz in a pint because everything else was in 16s - so they simply changed it (personally I think it was so stores could sell less stuff at the same price . But that change stopped the US from using true 'Imperial' or 'British' measurements (even though they think they do : ) because everything from the pint upwards in liquid form only applies to the US - not the rest of the world!

Thank you for educating me on that Robin. You've got points.
That totally surprised me. I taught dosages and calculations and I was not aware of it. There was nothing in the textbooks I taught or learned from.