"Yay long"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 9/29/2013 12:45 AM, ADSGarson O'Toole wrote:
>As Humpty-Dumpty said in
>"Through the Looking Glass, "When I use a word, it means just what I
>choose it to mean—neither more nor less."

"That is, I mean exactly how far my hands are apart."

And, therefore, no-one ever says "yay/yea" about
area, volume, or mass.  Or do they?

Joel

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