> > > Brits still measure distances in miles, height in feet and inches and > weight in stone and lbs. The height and weight thing might be changing > with the current generation of schoolchildren, I'm not sure, but miles look > to be there to stay. If you want to standardise things, shall we start > with the spoken language and leave the units until continental Europe uses > English instead of their local dialect? :) > > Well, the empire is no more; so the UK too will have to conform. English is already standardized as *the* international language and indeed, things are flowing nicely between Italians, French and Danes on this very list. I disagree that the language is more important to standardize though, that's a red herring in the light of math and science. Imagine if nobody agreed on the units of time...?!
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