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  • Z3k3@lemmy.world
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    tomemes@lemmy.worldWe may never know
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    2 months ago

    I’m starting to hear people talk in km but nothing official

    We use lb and stone at home for weight but medical its kg

    Personally I was taught in the 80s and early 90s they trued to teach us both metric and imperial. I also did an apprenticeship in metric on imperial lathes and mills

    I have no clue how less than an inch works past 40, thou being 1mm I struggle with my weight in kg. Miles might as well be a unit of time as beyond telling you how long it takes to get somewhere miles are useless

    Bonus anecdot

    When I moved out of my parents I had to ask for help buying minced beef because growing up I learned I needed 1/2 lb of minced beef but it was packaged I’m 500 grams










  • Z3k3@lemmy.world
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    toLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldBrow raising article
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    3 months ago

    Can confirm the UK is in the middle of a dental crisis.

    My own experience was waiting on a list at the practice the rest of my family goes to for 5 yrs before they admitted they are short on dentists and haven’t been able to fill spots.

    I then had to spend an afternoon phoning around 40 of the local dentists looking for someone that could put me on there books.

    On the up side I am getting the tidy up work I have needed since just before lockdown on the teeth I smashed as a drunk teen at last



  • Z3k3@lemmy.world
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    toLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldHustle tip
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    3 months ago

    Tbh I don’t know why we call some things cookies. I have heard people say cookies have the softer ce ter buy that doesnt track 100% from brand to brand.

    On American biscuits nope I didn’t know they were a thing rill a long time friend from the states who likes playing with these language quirks as much as I do







  • Z3k3@lemmy.world
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    toMemes@lemmy.mlHow often had I overlooked women's contributions ?
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    4 months ago

    In the context of prehistory it’s to my knowledge taken to be short for mankind and feck all else. I agree its ambiguous in the modern age which is likely why it’s dieing out. Science doesn’t like ambiguous wordage

    In history where we have names and context I absolutely agree and it is good to see the important women in history finally getting brought to the forefront