Timeline for Would Americans say: "He sat down 9 feet from me." or "He sat down 3 yards from me."?
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| Jul 28, 2021 at 13:10 | comment | added | Kevin | @jamesqf I don't think so as my ngrams search would not likely pull up hits having to do with the lengths of things. | |
| Jul 28, 2021 at 5:00 | comment | added | jamesqf | But is that primarily because there are a lot more things that are built in feet? For instance, if I buy a standard piece of plywood (or siding, insulation, &c) it is 4 by 8 feet, a standard building stud is 8 feet long, and longer pieces of lumber are also sold in lengths that are some number of feet. | |
| Jul 27, 2021 at 15:13 | history | answered | Kevin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |