Thus we observe a major difference between the Scottish and Irish pipes.The Highland chanter is always open at the end and thus the melody is continuous. The Irish chanter operates principally in a closed fashion, making it possible to stop the sound, often imperceptibly.
A pint is 16 US fluid ounces. Half is 8. An imperial pint is 20 imperial ounces. Half of which is 10. A pint is 16 US fluid ounces. Half is 8. <br /> <br /> An imperial pint is 20 imperial ounces. Half of which is 10.
In Flanders, the word pintje, meaning 'little pint', refers only to a 250 mL glass of lager. Some West- and East-Flemish dialects use it as a word for beaker. The equivalent word in German, Pintchen, refers to a glass of a third of a litre in Cologne and the Rhineland.