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minus-squarecolourlessidealinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 months agoWhy not say ‘2-3 cm’ for the first one? Or ‘a couple centimeters’? It doesn’t feel too different from saying ‘about an inch’ to me
minus-squareFlamekebab@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoIt’s to do with how I think about numbers, rounding, and margins of error. I don’t know how to express that better, I’m sorry. I was not raised using inches for anything. It’s not a cultural thing, it’s a use case I’ve found them useful for.
Why not say ‘2-3 cm’ for the first one? Or ‘a couple centimeters’? It doesn’t feel too different from saying ‘about an inch’ to me
It’s to do with how I think about numbers, rounding, and margins of error. I don’t know how to express that better, I’m sorry.
I was not raised using inches for anything. It’s not a cultural thing, it’s a use case I’ve found them useful for.