A UK pint is 20 UK liquid ounces but only 19.2 (approx) US liquid
ounces. The UK liquid ounce is about 96% of a US liquid ounce. A UK
pint of beer is 20% larger than a US pint of beer.
Chuck Norcutt
Chris Barker wrote:
> Apparently not, Jez. I must admit to having looked it up in Wikipedia, but
> there it points out that a US pt is 16 fl oz (US); these fl ozs are of
> course smaller than a decent, self-respecting Imp fl oz :-)
>
> Chris
> (who is admitting to no further opinion or knowledge today; too many mistakes
> have occurred of late ...)
> On 15 Nov 2009, at 09:33, Jez Cunningham wrote:
>
>> Not EXACTLY 16?
>> Jez
>
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