1. Key phrases
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- It's two thousand four hundred mil. Australians measure in millimetres ('mil').
- Cut it to one point two metres. Metres and decimals.
- Can you read that back to me? Check the number.
- Measure twice, cut once. A trade saying.
- It's ninety degrees. Angles.
- We need fifteen sheets. Quantities.
- Is that fifteen or fifty? Check similar numbers.
- It's out by five mil. Not exact by 5 mm.
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Good to know in Australia
🇦🇺 Say numbers digit by digit when it matters ('one-five, fifteen'). The difference between fifteen and fifty can cost a lot of material.