« Let's go for a pint », « fancy a pint », « let's discuss this over a pint », such typical phrases in the UK, « going for a pint » means more than just drinking a measure of beer – it is a social get together which can last a whole evening.
The pint – a British Imperial...
« Let's go for a pint », « fancy a pint », « let's discuss this over a pint », such typical phrases in the UK, « going for a pint » means more than just drinking a measure of beer – it is a social get together which can last a whole evening. The pint – a British Imperial measure – equalling 20 fluid ounces, 568 ml, 20% larger than the American pint. A pint is an eighth of a gallon ! We learnt all these measures when at school, of course the metric system is in operation too now. In France a 250ml measure of beer is a « demi » - a half – meaning half a pint. The word comes from old French and has Latin origins. Indeed a pint is quite a large quantity to drink so one can make it last quite some time, usually it is the men who have a pint and the women opting for a « half'. Now scientists are trying out a new measure of beer – the two thirds,…