[USMA:53175] Fwd: Re: Improper unit symbols

2013-08-19 Thread James
His reply and my response... Keep in mind that two key QST staffers are cc'ed on this. Jim Original Message Subject: Re: Improper unit symbols Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:12:20 -0500 From: James j...@metricmethods.com To:... CC: ... Dear Bob, Thank you for your very prompt

[USMA:53176] Dual Measurements in News Articles

2013-08-19 Thread contact
I notice how American editors contort news articles every time something is measured; typically downgrading SI to parenthetical mention, but this Yahoo article http://news.yahoo.com/train-kills-37-pilgrims-eastern-india-103334145.html from India three times does the reverse: . . . train

[USMA:53177] RE: Dual Measurements in News Articles

2013-08-19 Thread Carleton MacDonald
Associated Press article. The copy editor is following the stylebook. Carleton -Original Message- From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of cont...@metricpioneer.com Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 15:14 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:53176]