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A letter about Brexit published in Thursday's edition (June 22) of the Cambridge News has caused a bit of a stir on Twitter.

The letter on page 38, written by John Eoin Douglas, said: "Coming up to the anniversary of the referendum and as the Brexit talks start in earnest, it is time for the government to indicate how it intends to proceed with legalising Imperial measures to once again allow traders to sell apples by the pound and petrol by the gallon if they so wish.

"For many of us, getting rid of compulsory metrication was the main reason for voting to leave the EU.

"It would be a disgrace if metric fetishists in the civil service were allowed to obstruct this noble aim leaving us only with the negative aspects of Brexit!"

Unsurprisingly, people have responded with a mix of disbelief and confusion to the sentiments expressed by Mr Douglas.

People are unsure whether the letter's content was serious or meant to be read as tongue-in-cheek.

Twitter user @SimonFRCox took a photo of the letter and posted it on Twitter, sparking a lengthy conversation thread.

The post has attracted a considerable number of responses from seemingly pro-EU supporters.

If you want to get a flavour of the intense debate over whether or not Mr Douglas is serious, take a look at the tweets below.

But don't blame us if you get confused too. You've been warned.

Hmmn. If we revert to imperial & make passport covers blue again, could we announce we have "done" Brexit & quietly keep FoM/single market? — Katherine White (@KatherineGWhite) June 22, 2017

They will go the extra 1.7 km for their .484 kilo of flesh. — Simon Cox (@SimonFRCox) June 22, 2017

Brexiters would have us all swinging from the 0.9144arm if they had their way — Richard Smith (@Smothster) June 23, 2017

Seriously, what sort of government allows this sort of uninformed, anti trade, reductive opinion to dictate govt policy? — Marian (@Marian__Kennedy) June 23, 2017

I find it odd and slightly amusing that many #brexiters and #trumpers have names which appear to be of Irish origin. Perhaps it was in jest? — NewcastleFan (@AustraliaToon1) June 22, 2017

I'm really disgusted that he didn't call specifically for perch and furlong to be resorted on road signs. — Ferdinand (@vonprond) June 23, 2017

What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.