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> there is a shortcut - '5 foot 7'

You can say "1 meter 83", and people do.

> 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".




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