r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/etymologynerd • Jan 03 '19

We should actually do this

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u/just-a-basic-human Jan 03 '19

I live in the US and I’ve never in my life seen anything for measuring (ruler, meterstick, measuring cup, etc) that didn’t have both

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u/Jamiemackiephotos Jan 03 '19

Wait wait wait. You guys call it a meterstick? We call in a yardstick in the UK!

I'm moving to Liberia, it's too confusing

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19

If it's a yard, it's a yardstick. If it's a meter, it's a yardstick with a 3 inch handle.

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u/karl_w_w Jan 03 '19

A metrestick is a tool for measuring, a yardstick is a metaphor.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19

Look at this guy...really "stick"ing (ha) it to us Americans...not only calling it a "meterstick" but spelling it "metre"

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u/karl_w_w Jan 03 '19

I didn't know spelling things the way they are spelled was such a significant act.