I remember that lined paper was ALWAYS 8 1/2 x 11 = standard size (or 8
1/2 x 14 = legal size). I'm in my 70s.
On 2026-10-10 11:20, Robert Echlin via linux wrote:
Hi gang,
I just grabbed the measuring tape in the kitchen to check the size of
the checkered squares on the tablecloth. Not quite an inch.
Growing up I learned that lined paper is 8 1/2" by 12". So I checked
that.
The lines were 4 to the inch, I think, but maybe it was 3? It was a
whole number, not a fraction.
Yeah, I checked and ... all three of those things are not true now.
(Dramatic pose) I feel violated!
Or have I got a rum measuring tape?
Alice