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    • March 24, 2011 at 7:28 pm #3553
      The Wind
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      <p>I need to know, in what measurement of volume do your soft drinks come? Is it litres, millilitres, gallons, ounces?<br />Many thanks!
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    • March 24, 2011 at 9:00 pm #27686
      Sonic Libido
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      8 ounce, 12 ounce, 20 ounce, 1 liter, 2 liter and sometimes 3 liter if it’s a cheapo-bargain brand.

    • March 24, 2011 at 9:50 pm #27688
      The Wind
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      Awesome, that’s great! Thanks man.
      It’s for a Community spec script, by the way. There was a debate in class  whether my use of the word “liters” was correct.

    • March 25, 2011 at 12:10 am #27689
      Sonic Libido
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      It depends on the context, too.

      bottles, for instance, are tipically mesured in ounces and liters (12 ounce/20 ounce/1L/2L/3L), whereas “Fountain” drinks sold in cups, such as those you might find at a gas station or fast food establishment, are usually labeled by the ounce (12, 16, 24, 32, 64 etc.)

    • March 25, 2011 at 3:11 am #27690
      The Wind
      Member

      It’s bottles, and by the amount I was indicating, liters is correct.

    • March 25, 2011 at 11:34 am #27691
      Admin
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      ReelBigFish.info always informative. 

    • April 26, 2011 at 9:58 pm #27714
      Super Sonic
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      It’s litres, you crazy North Americans

    • April 28, 2011 at 1:00 am #27717
      The Wind
      Member

      I KNOW that, but I’ve got to localize for where I’m writing. We use the original spellings here, man! Not like our souther neighbours.

    • April 30, 2011 at 5:33 am #27719
      Frag Magnet
      Member

      There is no ‘original’ spelling; standardized spelling is a relatively recent phenomena.

      We just happened to settle on one set of conventions while those of you still falling under the British crown settled on another.

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