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		eru on Jan 2, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Make the Metric system the standard in the United ... > [...] and short distances in "elbows." Cubit might be the word you were looking for.

sakopov on Jan 2, 2013 [–]

Ah, Yes! Sorry, that translation was literal :)

eru on Jan 3, 2013 | [–]

That's what I was suspecting. It's similar in German. (My Russian is a bit rusty.)

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