pint

     

The pint is an English unit of volume or capacity in the imperial system an United States customary units of very roughly half a litre.

Trivia about pint

  • In the U.S. it's 16 fluid ounces
  • This unit of measure is equal to .47 liters; drink up!
  • At the pub, ask for Guinness in this standard measure, not the equivalent .568 liters
  • Americans using British cookbooks should know that a recipe calling for one of these is equivalent to 20 ounces, not 16
  • English words that end in "int" usually have a short "I" --oops, not this measurement
  • The nurse will take 1 of this unit; your body will replace the fluids in 24 hours

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