On 02/18/2013 03:14 PM, John Kane wrote:
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*From:* David L. Johnson <david.john...@lehigh.edu>
*To:* lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
*Sent:* Monday, February 18, 2013 11:06:00 AM
*Subject:* Re: kitr problem after R update.
On 02/18/2013 10:53 AM, John Kane wrote:
That's what I was thinking last night after I had closed down the
computer. It does seem rather weird when almost no one uses Imperial
measurements any more. Legacy issue I suppose?
Nobody? Nobody except your neighbors to the South. Not that we call
them "Imperial", that would be almost as un-American as using the
Godless metric system (yes, that really is what many people here
called it when there was an abortive effort to convert, many years ago).
Well there are a few misguided souls around still and I still have
cook books in Imperial. -- What do Americans call their system anyway?
"English", usually, even though the British have basically switched over.
It is always a pleasure to try and figure out if a gallon is Imperial
(≈ 4.5 l or US (≈ 3.8 l)
Is an Imperial gallon 5 pints, then? I think that is the only US use of
the term "Imperial" with respect to measurements.
--
David L. Johnson
It is a scientifically proven fact that a mid life crisis can only be
cured by something racy and Italian. Bianchis and Colnagos are a lot
cheaper than Maserattis and Ferraris.
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