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Originally Posted by jaysay

Pubs could soon be offering two thirds of a pint instead of just pints and halves. The National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML) is concerning new food and drink measures to give people more choice. This is being considered because of the amount of stronger alcoholic drinks no on the market. Doesn't quite seem the same does it "I'll have two thirds please Landlord

This is just a ploy to try and condition people into accepting metric weights and measures for liquids.

1¾ pints is approximately equal to 1 litre.

Therefore half a litre is about the equivalent to 7/8 of a pint.

7/8 of a pint is obviously less than a pint and just as obviously more than half a pint so it fits in with The National Weights and Measures Laboratory’s thinking.

½ a litre please landlord with a shorter measure of ¼ litre.