It should be the imperial unit “cup” i fucking hate imperial…also, it’s annoying in this case because you have to guess that it’s the imperial unit and not a random cup
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Codpiece@feddit.uk 7 hours ago
Don’t even get me started on the yanks thinking cups is an acceptable measurement of both weight and volume.
And how big are we talking? Espresso cup or sports direct mug, because there’s a massive difference.
Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 7 hours ago
Mac@mander.xyz 5 hours ago
Nobody has ever read cooking instruction and thought “they mean for me to measure this with a mug from my cabinet” lol
Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 53 minutes ago
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Codpiece@feddit.uk 4 hours ago
No, but they’ve probably thought “what fucking size cup do these twats mean and why can’t they just put an actual measurement”.
Mac@mander.xyz 3 hours ago
I’ll take your word for it. All of my measuring tools have cups on one side and mL on the other. Git gud scrub
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 5 hours ago
To add insult to injury, a US cup is 236.6 millilitres, while a UK (imperial) cup is 170.48 millilitres. Not even close. There’s a whole lot of other measurements called “cup” too: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(unit)
Diddlydee@feddit.uk 7 hours ago
I’m not from the US and don’t use it, but a cup there is an actual measurement. 8 fluid ounces or about 240ml. The metric alternative of a US cup is 250ml
dhork@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
We don’t measure weights in cups, but we do measure some ingredients (like flour) by volume, so it’s not uncommon to see a recipe that calls for 1 cup of flour instead of 120g
However, we do use “ounce” to mean both 1/8 of a cup in volume and 1/16 of a pound in weight…
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Well that’s simply because there’s are 2 cups in a pint. So an ounce is 1/16 pint or 1/16 pound.
Never heard someone say mind your cups and pints, they’d have to be a hobbit. (Mind your p’s & q’s)