Have you used the printer today? Are you using the Zerox machine now? What size of paper do you need?

A3. No, A4. No, legal. No, letter size.

Most of us have an idea of what a piece of A-4 size paper is. Just a kind reminder. You may occasionally use legal-sized paper, or letter-sized paper.

This morning, one of my Chinese co-workers spent 2 minutes to explain to our office assistant that she needed a very long piece of paper. It turned out to be the legal size.

In the United States, if one signs a lease with an apartment complex, the legal-sized paper is always used.