"d.williams" wrote in message
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Get me a 2 x 4 sounds way better than get me a 5.08 x 10.16. (nominal of
course actually a 3.81 x 8.89) What do they call a stud in the metric
speaking countries. (there's a straihght line for ya)


I just bet the 2x4 equivalent in metric would be the rounded also. We don't
say give me the 1.5 x 3.5.

They would say give me the 50 x 100 eh!