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dotancohen on March 24, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: AWS Graviton vs. M1 vs. M1 Pro Node.js Benchmarks

In common usage people refer to their mass as weight. Nobody says "I mass 75 kilos".

I'm divided if that's an argument in favor or against your point, though.

stackbutterflow on March 24, 2022 [–]

Is there a language where people don't use weight for mass?

dotancohen on March 24, 2022 | [–]

Terrific question!

https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/44134/is-the...

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