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[–] ladel@feddit.uk 10 points 3 months ago

Baby's birthweights still seem to be mainly in pounds, but it's very difficult to know what it means given that nothing else is typically measured in pounds. Someone will say about their baby "they were 8 pounds" and you'll say, "oh, very good" and neither of you will think of pounds again.