Americans, I need your help!

[The Wind]

<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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[Sonic Libido]

8 ounce, 12 ounce, 20 ounce, 1 liter, 2 liter and sometimes 3 liter if it’s a cheapo-bargain brand.

[The Wind]

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.

[Sonic Libido]

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.)

[The Wind]

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

[Admin]

ReelBigFish.info always informative. 

[Super Sonic]

It’s litres, you crazy North Americans

[The Wind]

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.

[Frag Magnet]

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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