Southpaw is a boxing term that designates the stance where the boxer has his right hand and right foot forward, leading with right jabs, and following with a left cross right hook. Southpaw is the normal stance for a left-handed boxer.
Because the American system of measurement is very similar to the British imperial system, units are also commonly referred to as imperial units. The units have many different origins.
International System of Units ( SI units ) The standardized system of measurement that is most well known and used in the world is the â International System of Unitsâ. It is NOT abbreviated as âISOUâ. Instead , the â International System of Unitsâ is abbreviated as â SI Unitsâ . The letters SI were taken from the French words that mean International System of Units ( it seems that historically the French were very involved with standardization). The SI system has âseven baseâ quantities.