On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 10:30:12PM +0100, Martin Radford wrote: > ' is a recognised abbreviation for minutes (for time and angle); > " is a recognised abbreviation for seconds (for time and angle). > > They are also used for feet and inches respectively.
Yes, I know. I just haven't seen it used that way in a general discussion. Plus, it got me thinking about the whole "you can do distance as time but you can't do time as distance" thing. For example, "How far is the mall? Oh, about 30 minutes." is ok. However, "How long until the train arrives? Oh, about 3 miles." doesn't. -- Randomly Generated Tagline: "I work out at the He's Dead Gym." - unknown
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