Date:  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 08:10:50 -0700

From:  Dan Alford <dalford[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]S1.CSUHAYWARD.EDU>

Subject: Re: candy bars and measurements



It's *avoirdupois* weight -- the series of units of weight based on the

pound of 16 oz and the ounce of 16 drams (acc. to Webster's 9th). For

gallons & quarts, it's *US liquid measure*, then also *US dry measure*

and *British Imperial liquid and dry measures*.



On Wed, 27 Sep 1995, M. Lynne Murphy wrote:



> measurement

> what do you call the system of measurement that americans use (i.e.,

> the non-metric system). it seems to me i've heard "english", but

> this isn't in my dictionaries. i think "imperial" refers to another

> system altogether (isn't an imperial gallon different than a u.s.

> gallon?). does the system even have a name?