# Discourse Units - Convert durations, lengths and masses

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-units-convert-durations-lengths-and-masses/149360>\
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**Created:** [July 30, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-units-convert-durations-lengths-and-masses/149360 "2020-07-30T11:01:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-units-convert-durations-lengths-and-masses/149360/4 "2020-08-12T09:13:37Z")

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> [@dan](#):
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> I remember this being a bit tricky. I did not check for the “unit” to be a whole word because I wanted to avoid defining all forms (singular and plural) of measurement units ( `min` , `minute` , `mins` , `minutes` ). I will have to do it.

Hi @dan

Might be a good idea (1) not to convert or display your conversion for any number which does not have units behind it; and (2) to have a white list of acceptable units and only convert those; to save you from having an intractable problem.

HTH

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