On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:03:13 +0100 Terence <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 7 October 2011 00:59, Weaver <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> but I'll bet not one in a thousand has ever heard of a gill. > >> (BTW, Wiki says to say "jill.") 4 oz. is 1/4 of a US pint. > >> > >> The Artha thesaurus-cum-dictionary has this to say: > >> ***************** > >> gill ~ noun uncommon > >> 1. a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to > >> 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters > >> 2. a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces > >> ***************** > >> 5 fl.oz. is 1/4 of an Imperial pint. > > > > Ash's Dictionary (1775) > > "Gill (s. from the barbarous Lat. gilla) A liquid measure containing > the fourth part of a pint." > > I haven't looked up "pint" for fear it might tell me that it is a > liquid measure containing four gills! Yes, it's sitting there waiting for you like a reptile in the dark. An imperial pint is 600 ml. Regards, Weaver. -- "In a world without walls and fences, what need have we for Windows or Gates?" -Anon. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
