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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The US doesn't use imperial units, though. The US customary units share names with imperial units, but they are significantly different.

[–] maryjayjay@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Uriel_Copy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

TIL! Got to be extra careful when doing conversion then!

[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

That's why you see units like "US cup" instead of just "cup" when doing conversions in a lot of places.