I’ve heard Americans grumbling about metrification, saying things like “a pound is, what, 453.6 grams, how is that ever any kind of ‘improvement’.”
But that’s not quite how it works in real life. In Germany, for instance, as far as a housewife is concerned, a Pfund (“pound”) is 500 grams. Works just fine.
I’ve heard Americans grumbling about metrification, saying things like “a pound is, what, 453.6 grams, how is that ever any kind of ‘improvement’.”
But that’s not quite how it works in real life. In Germany, for instance, as far as a housewife is concerned, a Pfund (“pound”) is 500 grams. Works just fine.