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charles writes:
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Morris Dovey wrote:

Well, if it's true that "A pint's a pound the world around" then you
don't need to carry it all in your pocket. :-D

that saying must be some years old.

A pint's now about three pounds ;-(

Also a US pint (16 fl.oz) is smaller than an Imperial pint (20 fl.oz),
so that would make beer more expensive in the US ;-)

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