c'mon, learn some frickin math.
2006-07-08 05:52:00 · 3 answers · asked by winstonsmithratm 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
it's implied but not understood. do you think people who call it a yard really know its a cubic yard?
2006-07-08 06:18:47 · update #1
Because cubic is implied. They aren't going to sell you a yard of soil, that makes no sense. When we talk about time we don't say "It's 12:00 PM on 2/5/2006 AD," we just say it's 12:00. When we are talking to people, we assume they are smart enough to know that it is noon and not midnight, and what day it is.
2006-07-08 06:00:53 · answer #1 · answered by Eulercrosser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a shorthand reference used in the communication between people that are assuming each other is in the same context.
Do you every say "I'm putting on my shoes"? Anyone you tell that to assumes you mean a pair of shoes. They are in the same context. It's the same for landscaping and construction. I want a yard of gravel means a cubic yard.
2006-07-08 14:30:11 · answer #2 · answered by odu83 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure they know it's a cubic yard as the other person said. After all, if someone asked you for directions and you said, "round the corner, second on the right." Second 'what' on the right...elephant?...banana? It's obvious so it's not worth saying.
2006-07-08 14:31:20 · answer #3 · answered by brainyandy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋