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Why doesn't the US use Metric? Pirates. Yes, pirates.

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Video Vocabulary

standards

/ˈstandərd/

standards
noun other

level of quality or attainment. Official units of measuring some things.

pirates

/ˈpīrət/

pirates
noun other verb

person who attacks and robs ships. People who attack ships in order to steal things. To steal things from ships by force.

weights

/wāt/

weights
noun other verb

body's relative mass or quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to downward force. Metal object to measure how heavy something is. hold something down by placing heavy object on top of it.

kilogram

/ˈkiləˌɡram/

kilogram
noun

SI unit of mass.

scientist

/ˈsīəntəst/

scientist
noun

person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of natural or physical sciences.

secretary

/ˈsekrəˌterē/

secretary
noun

person employed by individual or in office to assist with correspondence.

adopted

/əˈdäpt/

adopted
adjective verb

(Of a child) legally joined another family. bring up child.

minefield

/ˈmīnˌfēld/

minefield
noun

A dangerous situation or task.

measurements

/ˈmeZHərmənt/

measurements
noun other

action of measuring something. Sizes or amounts of some things or someone.

everyone

/ˈevrēˌwən/

everyone
pronoun

Every person; everybody.

controlled
controlled
verb

To direct or influence the behavior of something.

commerce

/ˈkämərs/

commerce
noun

Buying and selling of goods and services; trade.

implementing
implementing
verb

To start to do something you plan to do.

together

/təˈɡeT͟Hər/

together
adjective adverb

self-confident, level-headed, or well organized. In the same place; not far in a family or group.

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