On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 15:59:10 +0000, PoP wrote:

It's next to impossible to misread imperial on a ruler. 47 and 5/8ths
inches can't really be mistaken for anything else.

I'm quite happy working in either units, but I find myself more often making
mental slips in imperial. In your example, it's quite likely I would jot
down 45 and 7/8ths.

As the old saying goes, measure three times, cut once ;-)

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