On 2016-01-09 6:51 AM, Holger Granholm -> Ed Vance wrote:


 HG> There are differences that you may not be aware of, in both length and
 HG> volumes between english = Imperial(UK) and US specifications.

 HG> An US gallon is 3.78 litres, while an UK gallon is 4.55 litres.
 HG> A UK mile is 1.61 kilometres or backwards 1 km is 0.62 UK mile.
 HG> In my Weights and Measurements Table, the Length of a US mile isn't
 HG> mentioned.


US and UK miles are identical. 'Nautical miles' however, are different from
land miles: "exactly 1,852 meters (about 6,076 feet)" compared to 5280 feet for
 land miles - in both the US and UK.

In Canada, metric measurements are supposed to be used, though US measurements
are typically used on building supplies because the market for these is North
America-wide. The result is that packaged grocers often have odd package-sizes,
 with what would be a US-standard size is converted to an odd sounding number
of millilitres or grams.

Even when working just in metric, confusion can occur. In Canada, for instance,
 beer bottles and servings are measured in millilitres - 375 ml, for instance -
 which confused me (and the server) the first time I was asked what size beer I
 wanted in France, where the serving size is in centilitres. 375 CL is a very
large glass!

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