A 16 oz. coffee is by definition not coffee, merely a hot brown liquid
containing some caffeine.
I remember when Coke and Pepsi introduced the 1 and 2 liter bottles in the US,
some times in the 1980s, and some right wingers protested against this backdoor
attempt to introduce the Communist, atheist metric system into the innocent
minds of American children.
Nathan
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On Nov 15, 2009, at 4:16 AM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Jez Cunningham
> <jez.cunningham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Q to those 'Murkin friends - do you use 'pint' or is it usually (fluid)
>> ounces or quarts?
>> Jez
>
> I notice drinks in convenience stores here are sold in 16, 20, 32
> ounce sizes commonly (and others -- you get the idea). I learned 2
> pints make a quart growing up. 32 oz and one quart tend to be my
> reference points. If I get a 16 oz coffee, I don't think of it as a
> pint, particularly, though I know it is. Drink containers are
> generally labeled "12 oz", "16 oz", etc.
>
> Beer is sold mainly in 12 oz cans and bottles here. A serving mug or
> glass in a tavern accommodates that amount -- a bit more than your
> "half pint" in a pub. In this context, I rather prefer British pints
> God save her majesty.
>
> Joel W.
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