On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:58:07 -0700, yeadeagisss
> wrote:

>James Silverton wrote:
>
>> Corey wrote on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:49:22 +0100:
>>
>>>> Yes, 568ml (AKA 1 pint) bottles of beer are very common in
>>>> Britain.
>>
>>> Sorry for the follow-up. I should have said that although you
>>> do get true 1 pint bottles of beer,500ml bottles are increasingly
>>> common, although not regarded as a pint.
>>
>> .
>> Interesting, you don't actually call 500ml a pint then?
>
>In the UK, 500ml is called a half-litre. Never a pint. It's illegal
>to call 500ml a pint, 'cause ... it isn't a pint.
>
>> I suppose it would have been too much to hope for that bottles could
>> have been rounded *up* but I've seen 300ml and 330ml bottles from
>> continental Europe when 341ml would have closer to 12 floz (US).
>
>Continental European beverage makers aren't obliged to respect US size
>standards, and 330ml is a common size in packaged beverages in Europe.

I've always wondered why 330ml is as common as it is. Any idea why?