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		kakacik 29 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The super-slow conversion of the U.S. to metric (2... Those are not US measures, we use them in Europe as well

rkomorn 27 days ago | [–]

I've not seen them used as precise measurements in France or Portugal.

In the US, you buy measuring spoons that have specific sizes (1tbsp is 1/2oz, and 1tsp is 1/3tbsp).

justincormack 29 days ago | | [–]

They are different sizes to the American ones.

gonzalohm 27 days ago | [–]

Really? I have never seen them in use in Spain

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