Measuring in Metric (sigh) Lines are 7mm apart. Paper is 21.3cm x 27.55 cm. I think I am pushing the accuracy of my squinty eyes and the metal tape measure with the length of the long side. Alice Oct 10, 2026 11:20:20 Robert Echlin via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org>: > 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