Are measuring tape and tape measure interchangeable in the US and the UK?
Or is one of them more common than the other?
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In the UK tape measure is the norm, but you can use either and be understood
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In the USA, I hear them used interchangeably- I usually say tape measure (it's faster) and Americans like word economy.
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