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The United States system of units is similar to the British imperial system. Both systems are derived from English units, a system which had evolved over the years before American independence, and which had its roots in Roman and Anglo-Saxon units. ~Wikipedia
Inch, Foot, Yard, Mile.
There are actually a number of English units of length or distance, those being the inch, the foot, the yard, and the mile.
Though there is no exact Imperial equivalent to the metre the SI units of measurement are replacing the Imperial units as they are more convenient and self consistent.
English (or imperial) units are things like:- Pint/gallon for volume Inch/foot for length Ounce/pound for weight (there are more) Metric units are:- litre for volume metre for length kilogram for weight
An inch is a unit of length. A foot pound is a unit of pressure. The two units are therefore incompatible.
From Old English ynce from Latin uncia "a twelfth part" (viz. of a foot), one of few early borrowings into OE from Latin (prior to the Norman invasion after which many such borrowings occurred).
Hairsbreadth, inch, palm, foot, yard
Linear. Inch, foot .yard etc Units of measurement.
foot, meter, inch.
A foot and an inch are units of distance. A square millimetre is a unit of area. The two units are therefore incompatible.
When you say "English", I'm assuming you mean the "customary" system of units of measure that's used in two English speaking countries and a Burmese one. In that system, the volume units of cubic inch, cubic foot, and cubic yard are quite common. Also the cubic mile, though not so commonly heard.