"steve robinson" wrote in message
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Robatoy wrote:


feet and inches are often far easier to remember than metric measurements
as the
numbers get larger , you also have the problem that different trades in
different
countries use different protocols , some use metres some centimetres
others
millimetres but they dont always identify which , leads to fun and games
sometimes .

In the same situation, I believe that all the metric measurements being
"53??????meter." could easily be confused with "53?????meters. Basically
the units of measure sound too much the same.

Yards, feet, and Inches sound way different than meters, decimeters,
centimeters, and millimeters



The other issue is that in the us as well as the uk most homes were built
to
imperial standard dimensions so you use 8 by 4 sheets of ply or
plasterboard , in
europe most plasterboard sheet material is now metric 1200 by 2400 , 1800
by 900
which creates problems in refit works specs etc

I wonder if that is a valid assumption. Seldom do you pull out a 4x8 of any
thing and replace it as a unit. More often it is patched and cut to fit.


6 feet /72 inches is often easier to remember than 1828mm

But what makes 6' or 72 inches easier to remember than 1800 mm?