Editing Inch (section)

===Imperial or hybrid countries===
The inch is a commonly used customary unit of length in the United States,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/ |title=Corpus of Contemporary American English |website=Brigham Young University |location=US |access-date=5 December 2011}} lists 24,302 instances of inch(es) compared to 1548 instances of centimeter(s) and 1343 instances of millimeter(s).</ref> Canada,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/W-6.pdf |title=Weights and Measures Act |page=37 |via=Justice Laws Website |location=Canada |year=1985 |access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/W-6/page-2.html#h-4/ |title=Weights and Measures Act |page=2 |via=Justice Laws Website |location=Canada |date=1 August 2014 |access-date=18 December 2014}} Canadian units (5) The Canadian units of measurement are as set out and defined in Schedule II, and the symbols and abbreviations therefore are as added pursuant to subparagraph 6(1)(b)(ii).</ref> and the United Kingdom.<ref name=bis/> For the United Kingdom, guidance on public sector use states that, since 1 October 1995, without time limit, the inch (along with the foot) is to be used as a primary unit for road signs and related measurements of distance (with the possible exception of clearance heights and widths)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3113/schedule/2/made |title=The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 - No. 3113 - Schedule 2 - Regulatory Signs |publisher=The National Archives |location=UK |year=2002 |access-date=25 April 2013}}</ref> and may continue to be used as a secondary or supplementary indication following a metric measurement for other purposes.<ref name=bis>{{cite web |url=http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/bispartners/nmo/docs/legislation/legislation/units-of-measurement/gnotes-for-public-sector-on-use-of-metric.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704232045/http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/bispartners/nmo/docs/legislation/legislation/units-of-measurement/gnotes-for-public-sector-on-use-of-metric.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 July 2011 |title=Guidance Note on the use of Metric Units of Measurement by the Public Sector |publisher=Department for Business Innovation and Skills |location=UK |year=2007 |access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref>