why do they call a measuring stick a ruler?

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why do they call a measuring stick a ruler?

2006-08-22 13:57:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia

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measuring stick is just a long, narrow stick without labels: 1in, 2in, 3in etc.. they called it a ruler cuz a ruler have labels. also, it's better to call it a "ruler" than "measuring stick" cuz "ruler" have only 1 word.

2006-08-22 14:00:05 · answer #1 · answered by jv637 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

ACTUALLY IT'S NOT RULER...BUT a foot rule ..I WAS CORRECTED BY MY ART TEACHER WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL...COZ I USED TO JOIN THE ART CLASS..
t.c.

2006-08-22 15:17:59 · answer #2 · answered by xrae12 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

because it rules

2006-08-22 13:58:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋