• deeferg@lemmy.world
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      I’ve chosen to read it as “fluid ounces” for years, never once questioning “how is a fluid ounce different from a regular one?”.

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        Fluid ounce is a measure of volume (8 fluid ounces per cup) ounces is a unit of weight (16 ounces per pound)

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          The most confusing part of this to me is having this feeling of only remembering seeing floz on orange juice boxes, so it could have been Florida for all I knew. Thanks for the clarification that I’m only going partially insane!

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        It’s the Murikan way to copy milliliters, which are the same as cubic centimeters volumetrically.

        Fluid ounces are cubic nurples.