Originally Posted by jyossarian
To quote Johnny Carson, "I did not kow that." I know they still alternate between metric and English measurements like stones/kgs. At least there's 100 pence in a pound now, not like before.
Most people here can tell you how tall they are in feet and inches and how much they weigh in stones and pounds more readily than the equivalent metric measurements.
Americans, I gather, don't use stones just pounds. Do (did) Canadians use stones?