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==in Canada in the 80s?==
I remember foolscap paper being referred to often in school in the 80s in Canada - it referred to slightly longer paper but also a lower quality paper for drafts (ie closer to newsprint quality).
==Size in metric==
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bitching about "Legal" being the proper name in respect to a different country and language is at least impolite.
:Seeing as it is a different size and also not referred to as "Foolscap", I think the Brazilian Oficio is out of place here. [[User:Corwin.amber|Corwin.amber]] ([[User talk:Corwin.amber|talk]]) 11:16, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
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:Nonsense! You try making a paper hat out of a sheet of foolscap and see how well it fits on a head! The originak;l Victorian foolscap paper had a watermark in the shape of a jester's hat. You can see some examples here: [[http://nga.gov.au/conservation/Watermarks/details/foolscap.cfm]] [[User:Stub Mandrel|Stub Mandrel]] ([[User talk:Stub Mandrel|talk]]) 20:27, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
== "For Normal"? ==
This sentence: `(for "normal" writing paper, 13 × 8 in (330 × 200 mm))`, does not in fact say anything and just contributes to the overall confusion in this article. What is "normal" paper? Is 13 × 8 a variant of Foolscap? Why is it even mentioned? [[User:Corwin.amber|Corwin.amber]] ([[User talk:Corwin.amber|talk]]) 11:20, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
:'Normal' as in to be used for writing or typing letters compared with paper that was to be used for 'printing'. Given that printing was generally not widely carried out at a domestic/office level until the late 1980's, this would have been commercial printing, or so I presume. [[Special:Contributions/92.8.133.167|92.8.133.167]] ([[User talk:92.8.133.167|talk]]) 18:12, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
::I would imagine printers would use full size foolscap folio and then trim after folding and binding (or not, leaving the reader to cut each page with a paper knife), whereas letter paper was sold pre-trimmed to 13 x 8.
::Possibly the printers' size had (traditionally) irregular edges, whereas writing paper was nicely trimmed similarly to how timber was traditionally sold. A length of, say, 3"x2" rough sawn timber has actual dimensions of 3"x2", whereas 3"x2" planed all round timber might have actual dimensions of 2¾" x 1⅞" as it was planed from a 3"x2" actual dimensions length of rough sawn as a second process.
::It would be interesting to hear this confirmed or negated by someone with actual experience in commercial printing.[[Special:Contributions/92.8.133.167|92.8.133.167]] ([[User talk:92.8.133.167|talk]]) 18:24, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
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