[tredre3]

And 1.125lbs is easier to write than 1 pound 2 ounces, yet Americans will look at you with a blank stare if you don't use ounces.

When it comes to units, you can't please everybody. Especially if it's tangentially related to the old colonies.

[anonym29]

people love to take potshots about how Americans don't know the metric system, but we love our 9mm's and a few grams