Original: Examples of common sizes are 2 Ã -- 4 ( pictured , also two-by-four and other variants , such as four-by-two in the UK , Australia , New Zealand ) , 2 Ã -- 6 , and 4 Ã -- 4 .
Simplified: Examples of common sizes are 2 Ã -- 4 ( also two-by-four and other variants ) , 2 Ã -- 6 , and 4 Ã -- 4 .