In article >,
sd > wrote:

> To your way of thinking, it would be okay if petroleum companies start
> declaring that, henceforth, "gallons" of gasoline are now only 100
> ounces because that way they can keep the price per "gallon" (the way
> people in the U.S. are used to buying gasoline) at an "attractive"
> $1.99.

Hah! Good point. They could market it as "isn't 128 ounces per gallon
hard to calculate? We've made things easier!"

But the gas companies already have their own shady dealings. It's not
$1.99, it's $1.999.

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