# Has England Gone 100% Metric?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-england-gone-100-metric/764456>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 30, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-england-gone-100-metric/764456 "2016-08-30T03:06:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-england-gone-100-metric/764456/61 "2016-09-01T12:41:18Z")

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> [@Bones\_Daley](#):
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> Okay, let’s leave out the word “gauge” altogether, since it appears to be causing confusion , and just re-iterate the bare bones of the question.
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> Why do US based manufacturers of plectrums, or picks, choose to denote the thickness of these picks in millimeters, instead of thousandths of an inch ?

Because the sheets of plastic that the picks are punched out of are measured in mm.

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