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From: rwt@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Rainer Thonnes)
Subject: Re: Tablespoons (was: degrees Celsius)
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In article <199702182001.UAA29226@mauve.demon.co.uk>,
Ian Stirling <root@mauve.demon.co.uk> writes:
> Bob Goudreau (goudreau@dg-rtp.dg.com) wrote:
> 
> : Can any Britons out there let us know what kind of cups you use?
> 
> Well, all teh ones I've measured seem to work out around half a UK pint.
> Definately not 20% bigger or smaller.
> (well, apart from the jumbo ones, holding more or less a pint)

Those must be beer mugs.  Normal coffee mugs are generally reckoned to
be nearer a third of a pint, while teacups (the kind you sit on
saucers and only ever bring out of the cupboard when Auntie Flo comes
to visit) hold only about 4floz, i.e. a fifth of a pint.
