Because distance and footage are two entirely different things.
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Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:34:12 +0100
From: Martin Vlietstra <vliets...@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: vliets...@btinternet.com
Subject: [USMA:54287] RE: [USMA:54283] RE: He won’t touch issue with
3.048-meter pole
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
Why not use “distance” in place of “footage”.
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SUBJECT: [USMA:54283] RE: He won’t touch issue with 3.048-meter pole
Al Lawrence. In my opinion, your evaluation is accurate (and also
unfortunate). I wonder about common expressions like footage and
milestone. What words could we use in lieu of such words? Any ideas?
----- Message from Al Lawrence <alana...@hotmail.com> ---------
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 12:44:43 -0700
From: Al Lawrence <alana...@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: alana...@hotmail.com
Subject: [USMA:54282] RE: He won’t touch issue with 3.048-meter pole
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
I think this sums up the attitude of most Americans perfectly. They
know a lot of things in the US are already metric, they think going to
metric seems like a good idea and that maybe someone should finally
make a decision, but in the end, they just don't want to bother.
Al Lawrence
> Subject: [USMA:54281] He won’t touch issue with 3.048-meter
pole
From: i...@metricrules.org
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 14:23:45 -0500
To: usma@colostate.edu
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/lifestyle/20140809/he-wont-touch-issue-with-3048-meter-pole
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