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Bookmarked... thank you.
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*I* can. But, then, my folks bought a _lot_ of printing, and lots of different kinds of paper stock, as part of their business operations. I also know the difference between letterpress and offset printing. And have used an honest- to-goodness Lin-o-type machine. 0
I've also written computer software to calculate postage costs for mailings, given only 'how many pieces' of 'what kind of paper' went into the envelope. {This program had enough 'smarts' in it that it would tell you if eliminating _one_ (or sometimes two) sheets from the run would save on postage. Over time, made for about a 10% reduction in postage costs for the mailings.}
One of the _few_ times my print-shop *didn't* have an 'instant answer' for me was the day I called up and asked "the {mumble} paper stock we use, what's the _basis_size_ for it?" He'd _never_ had a customer ask *that* question before.
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Actually, there -is- a 'standard' size for every type of paper -- the so- called "basis size" for that type of stock. The size is just different, depending on the type of stock. involved.
The 'full sheet' sizes for the various types of paper are 'de facto' standardized across manufacturers, simply because they have to be fed to the same presses.