▲ 135 ▼ Are metric measurements like decameters and hectometers ever used? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Snowman44@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 94 comments fedilink hide all child comments I've learned about them in school, but I've never heard anyone say something is 8 decameters long or anything like that. I'm an American.
[–] dufkm@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) From my experience in Norway, these are typical in context of daily speech: (...) km, m, dm (kinda rare), cm, mm Don't forget the Scandinavian mile! You and the Swedes use it all the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Not sure how I forgot that! Will edit it in! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Not sure how I forgot that! Will edit it in! permalink fedilink source parent