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To: jalisco555
why do the British persist in using stones as a unit of weight?

Because they're used to it. Nothing more complicated than that.

54 posted on 05/25/2018 11:09:24 AM PDT by BfloGuy ( Even the opponents of Socialism are dominated by socialist ideas.)
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To: BfloGuy

Why do we still use inches and feet ?


66 posted on 05/25/2018 11:31:14 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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