But you wouldn't go down to a half-inch, and there is a shortcut - '5 foot 7'. I'm not referring to accurate measurements, but the sort of day-to-day, rounded off measurements that pepper our daily speech.
If I said a decimeter to any of my friends, they would have no idea what I was talking about.
> If I said a decimeter to any of my friends, they would have no idea what I was talking about.
Well, mine would - and any who didn't could easily figure it out. If you're willing to memorize all the random names the imperial units have, you can afford to remember "deci".
If I said a decimeter to any of my friends, they would have no idea what I was talking about.