When I was a kid a hundred years ago, the canonical term was 'centigrade', based I assumed on the 100 degree span between the freezing and boiling points of water. The term was logical and fit into a world view that included metric measurements and decimal currency. And who the heck was Celsius anyway?
Could Ray Bradbury have found a publisher for "Celsius 232.778"? . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW robin...@sce.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Jackson, Rob Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 11:46 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: OOBOL and English was Re: Still COBOL After All These Years? CAUTION EXTERNAL EMAIL We have definitely devolved . . . like we always do on this forum. It's fun though, right? I agree on Celsius. The name disturbs me too. Centigrade is more pleasant for some reason. Reminds me of tardigrade. Now that is something we could all ponder and be better off. First Horizon Bank Mainframe Technical Support -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Bob Bridges Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 2:29 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: OOBOL and English was Re: Still COBOL After All These Years? [External Email. Exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments.] I just think the word "Celsius" is ugly; "centigrade" is comparatively euphonious. A personal bias. --- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* Do you know what constitutes a "hate crime"? Put your thinking caps on. What tools do we need to determine whether a crime was motivated by hate or prejudice? Answer: We need thought police. -from "See, I Told You So" by Rush Limbaugh */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Joe Monk Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 12:17 Centigrade? It always thought it's Celsius. :) --- On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 11:16 AM Bob Bridges <robhbrid...@gmail.com> wrote: > Interesting; centigrade is the one system I use nowadays without > having to think much about it. It's so easy: 0s are cold, 10s are > cool, 20s are warm, 30s are hot. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jackson, Rob > Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 23:23 > > As a disclaimer, I'm not a complete bigot. I say miles and yards; but > I have this nasty habit of converting them to meters in my mind every > time I say them. The one thing I cannot get used to in every-day life > is Celsius degrees. I think in Fahrenheit degrees. Oddly enough, > since they're exactly the same thing, I find it easier to talk in > Kelvins rather than Celsius degrees. Maybe I just like starting at > zero. :) I couldn't tell you what absolute zero in Fahrenheit is; I guess I > never cared. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
