• owsei@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    kilo is a common prefix meaning *1000

    milli is /1000

    and you can use them for several units

    it’s not like we use “irish” to mean *1.27

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      10 months ago

      Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t Irish Coffee exactly 1.27 coffees?

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        10 months ago

        When I make an Irish coffee, that’s definetly not what makes it Irish. Though by coincidence it does end up 1.27 times the size of a regular one, on account of the additives.

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        10 months ago

        No, “irish coffee” is coffee with alcohol in it. At least where I am from.

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        10 months ago

        it may be

        but the usability is about being common

        if everyone (or almost everyone) used it, it would be useful

        tho, I still like metric better because it matches our base

        but if ppl around you use irish to mean *1.27, go for it